What is the difference between 和紙 and 日本紙


Both 和紙 and 日本紙 translate to **Japanese paper** so I'm wondering what is the
usage of each?




日本紙 is **just another name** for 和紙 (also see the
[entries](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E7%B4%99-592751#E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.9E.97.20.E7.AC.AC.E4.B8.89.E7.89.88)
in a monolingual dictionary).

和紙 is a much more common word than 日本紙 — corpus data suggest a ratio of about
100:1 — not unlike _beverage_ and _drink_ in English (similar ratio,
actually).

Talking of drinks, a similar question could be asked about 日本茶 and 緑茶.




日本紙 is **just another name** for 和紙 (also see the
[entries](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E7%B4%99-592751#E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.9E.97.20.E7.AC.AC.E4.B8.89.E7.89.88)
in a monolingual dictionary).

和紙 is a much more common word than 日本紙 — corpus data suggest a ratio of about
100:1 — not unlike _beverage_ and _drink_ in English (similar ratio,
actually).

Talking of drinks, a similar question could be asked about 日本茶 and 緑茶.

