For thin use - Thin

Japanese: 薄用 - うすよう
For thin use - Thin

…It refers to very thin ganpi paper, and is also written as thin leaf or thin use. The name has been used since the Heian period, but originally it referred to the thickness of the paper, so it is also expressed as thick (atsuyo) or medium (chuyo). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "thin use" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…非常に薄い雁皮(がんぴ)紙を指し,薄葉,薄用などとも書く。平安時代から用いられてきた名称であるが,本来,紙の厚さを指す言葉なので,厚様(あつよう)・中様(ちゆうよう)などという表現もある。…

※「薄用」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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