To satisfy these requirements, paper for miscellaneous purposes (including drafting and wrapping), e.g., coarse paper and nakaori-gami (a kind of hanshi - standard size Japanese writing paper - folded in the middle) was used as shoji paper, instead of "danshi" (fine-quality creased Japanese paper), "hoshoshi" (fine-quality, thick, white Japanese paper), and "torinoko" paper (stout, smooth Japanese paper) unsuitable as shoji paper.
このような条件を満たす紙としては、壇紙(だんし)や奉書紙、鳥の子などは不適当で、障子紙としては雑紙や中折紙など、文書草案用や包み紙などの雑用の紙を用いた。