Patent ID: 8034423

Claim:
A recording medium in which a base paper, a first layer comprising a binder, and a second layer comprising kaolin and at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of calcined kaolin, delaminated kaolin, and amorphous silica are laminated in that order, wherein a Cobb water absorption degree within a contact time of 120 sec in a water absorption test at a surface of the first layer of the base paper provided with the first layer is 2.0 g/m.sup.2 or less, and a water absorption amount within a contact time of 0.5 sec determined by a Bristow test at a surface of the second layer is from 2 mL/m 2 to 8 mL/m 2 , wherein a total content of the at least one pigment is from 20% to 50% by mass with respect to the total amount of pigments in the second layer.