What is Genko-yoshi?
You may need to use Genko-yoshi when you write in Japanese.
がんばる子
Genko-yoshi is 原稿用紙（げん・こう・よう・し）in Japanese.
- 原稿（げん・こう）：script
- 用紙（よう・し）：paper
Genko-yoshi is a special paper for writing in Japanese.
Japanese students often use it at school when they need to write an essay.
On this page, you can learn what you should do and should not do when you use a genko yoshi paper.
Dos
- Leave one box at the start of each paragraph.
- Start a new paragraph on a new line.
- Use one box for 、and 。
- Use one box for small letters（Ex: キャンプ、まって、ジョン）
- Leave the first three boxes if you need to write a title at the beginning. A title should be written on the first line.
- Place 、and 。in the last box on the previous line when you have them in the first box.
- Use a box for two numbers (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 or 0) . For example, 4000 needs two boxes. The first box for 40, the next box for 00.
Examples
Article
Speech script
Diary
Letter
Don’ts
- Do not leave a line between paragraphs. (Yellow below)
- Do not have a space between sentences. (Red below)
