裏紙(うらがみ)

うらがみ
noun
scratch paper; blank side of used paper
1. scratch paper; the unused back side of printed paper
paper that has been used on one side and is reused for notes or drafts on the blank side
裏紙(うらがみ)をメモ用紙(ようし)に使(つか)う。
To use scratch paper as memo paper.
印刷(いんさつ)ミスの紙(かみ)は裏紙(うらがみ)として再利用(さいりよう)する。
Papers with printing mistakes are reused as scratch paper.
うちの会社(かいしゃ)では裏紙(うらがみ)の使用(しよう)を推奨(すいしょう)している。
Our company encourages the use of scratch paper.

裏紙(うらがみ) refers to paper that has been used on one side and is reused on the blank back side.

KANJI MEANING:
裏(うら) (back side) + 紙(かみ) (paper)

COMMON USES:

  • メモ用紙(ようし)として使(つか)う: use as memo paper
  • 印刷(いんさつ)ミスを再利用(さいりよう)する: reuse misprinted paper
  • 計算(けいさん)用紙(ようし): scratch paper for calculations

WORKPLACE CULTURE:
Using 裏紙(うらがみ) is encouraged in many Japanese offices and schools as an eco-friendly practice to reduce paper waste.

CAUTION:
Be careful not to use paper containing confidential (機密(きみつ)) information as scratch paper.

RELATED:

  • 再利用(さいりよう): reuse, recycling
  • 表(おもて): front side (of paper)
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Added 2026.1.25 10:22 · Revised 2026.1.29 9:16
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