| 紙 | かみ | paper | n5 |
| 手紙 | てがみ | letter; note | n5 |
| 表紙 | ひょうし | cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine | n2 |
| 紙片 | しへん | piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper | |
| 新聞紙 | しんぶんし | newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper | n3 |
| 紙幣 | しへい | paper money; note; bill | |
| 紙上 | しじょう | on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter | n3 |
| 用紙 | ようし | blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper | n3 |
| 半紙 | はんし | Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm) | |
| 白紙 | はくし | white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate | n1 |
| 唐紙 | からかみ | thick printed paper (for covering sliding doors); paper sliding-door; sliding door covered with thick paper | |
| 紙屑 | かみくず | wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps | n1 |
| 紙面 | しめん | space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings | n2 |
| 紙袋 | かみぶくろ | paper bag | |
| 懐紙 | かいし | paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka | n3 |
| 色紙 | しきし | square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc. | n2 |
| 草紙 | そうし | written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.) | |
| 折紙 | おりがみ | origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity | n4 |
| 折り紙 | おりがみ | origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity | n4 |
| 鼻紙 | はながみ | tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief | |
| 油紙 | あぶらがみ | oil paper; oiled paper | |
| 巻紙 | まきがみ | rolled letter paper; roll of paper | |
| 紙入れ | かみいれ | wallet; billfold; purse; handbag | |
| 和紙 | わし | washi; Japanese paper | n2 |
| 壁紙 | かべがみ | wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image | |
| 紙きれ | かみきれ | piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper | |
| コピー用紙 | コピーようし | copier paper; photocopying paper | |
| 草双紙 | くさぞうし | picture book | |
| 貼紙 | はりがみ | paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label | n2 |
| 渋紙 | しぶがみ | paper treated with astringent persimmon juice | |
| 絵草紙 | えぞうし | ezōshi (Edo-period illustrated story book) | |
| 紙屋 | かみや | paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking | |
| 銀紙 | ぎんがみ | aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver paper | |
| 紙切れ | かみきれ | piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper | |
| 紙一重 | かみひとえ | paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight | |
| 罫紙 | けいし | ruled paper; lined paper | n2 |
| 紙巻 | かみまき | something rolled in paper; paper roll; cigarette | |
| 厚紙 | あつがみ | cardboard; thick paper | |
| ボール紙 | ボールがみ | cardboard; pasteboard | |
| 洋紙 | ようし | Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner | n2 |
| 千代紙 | ちよがみ | decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful) | |
| 筆紙 | ひっし | brush and paper; written description | n2 |
| 紙鳶 | たこ | kite | |
| 置手紙 | おきてがみ | leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter | |
| 料紙 | りょうし | writing paper | n3 |
| 製紙 | せいし | papermaking; paper manufacture | n1 |
| 別紙 | べっし | enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet | |
| 紙質 | ししつ | paper quality | n1 |
| 黄表紙 | きびょうし | illustrated storybook with yellow covers (Edo period) | |
| 本紙 | ほんし | main section (of a newspaper); central column; this newspaper; our paper | |
| 美濃紙 | みのがみ | Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper) | |
| 紙芝居 | かみしばい | kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s) | |
| 誓紙 | せいし | written oath | n1 |
| 双紙 | そうし | written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.) | |
| 畳紙 | たとうがみ | folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony) | |
| 紙くず | かみくず | wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps | n1 |
| 赤紙 | あかがみ | draft papers; call-up notice; red paper | |
| 印紙 | いんし | (revenue) stamp | n1 |
| 台紙 | だいし | backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount | |
| 薄紙 | うすがみ | thin paper | |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ | tissue paper; toilet paper | |
| 地紙 | じがみ | paper for fans or parasols (cut in a fan shape); ground paper; backing paper | |
| 貼り紙 | はりがみ | paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label | n2 |
| 型紙 | かたがみ | pattern paper (for dressmaking); stencil | |
| ちり紙 | ちりがみ | tissue paper; toilet paper | |
| 紙型 | かみがた | (paper) stencil; stereotype; papier-mâché mold (mould) | n2 |
| 紙背 | しはい | reverse side of a paper; reading between the lines | n2 |
| 雁皮紙 | がんぴし | traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy) | |
| ろ紙 | ろし | filter paper | |
| 全紙 | ぜんし | the whole newspaper; the entire space (of a newspaper); all the newspapers; whole sheet of paper | |
| カット紙 | カットし | cut paper | |
| 横紙破り | よこがみやぶり | acting illogically | |
| 各紙 | かくし | each newspaper; every newspaper | |
| 置き手紙 | おきてがみ | leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter | |
| ハトロン紙 | ハトロンし | kraft paper | |
| 紙魚 | しみ | true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read | n3 |
| 紙挟み | かみばさみ | paper holder; paper clip | |
| 絵双紙 | えぞうし | ezōshi (Edo-period illustrated story book) | |
| 画用紙 | がようし | drawing paper | n2 |
| 羊皮紙 | ようひし | parchment | |
| 紙風船 | かみふうせん | paper balloon | |
| 張紙 | はりがみ | paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label | n2 |
| 檀紙 | だんし | fine crepe paper | n3 |
| 紙細工 | かみざいく | articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware | |
| 紙帳 | しちょう | paper mosquito net | n3 |
| 同紙 | どうし | the same newspaper | n2 |
| のし紙 | のしがみ | wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it | |
| 紙縒り | こより | string made from twisted paper | |
| 頼信紙 | らいしんし | telegram form; telegram blank | |
| 故紙 | こし | used paper; paper for recycling | n4 |
| 切紙 | きりかみ | kirigami; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami); cut paper; paper cut in half | |
| 古紙 | こし | used paper; paper for recycling | n4 |
| 張り紙 | はりがみ | paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label | n2 |
| 木炭紙 | もくたんし | charcoal paper; paper used in charcoal drawing | |
| 種紙 | たねがみ | silkworm egg card | |
| 浮世草紙 | うきよぞうし | ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class | |
| クラフト紙 | クラフトし | kraft paper | |
| 原紙 | げんし | stencil (for a mimeograph); silkworm egg sheet; base paper; body paper | n1 |
| 生紙 | きがみ | unsized paper | |
| 紙価 | しか | price of paper | |