Disclosed herein is a recording medium for ink-jet recording, which comprises at least one first half-cut line (2) formed in a machine direction (MD) and at least one second half-cut line (3) perpendicular to the MD direction, wherein the half-cut lines are in the form of a series of perforations with a cut portion and an uncut portion alternately arranged continuously, and the length ( beta ) of the uncut portion in the first half-cut line (2) is longer than the length ( beta ') of the uncut portion in the second half-cut line (3). <IMAGE>