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    3. 縦書き

    縦書き

    縦たて書がき​

    writing vertically

    KMT9News #30+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab30 strokes

    縦書

    たてがき

    Noun

    1.
    writing vertically, vertical writing

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほん語ごには縦たて書がきと横よこ書がきがあります。

    Japanese has vertical writing and horizontal writing.

    KMT5Core ConceptsCulture & Traditions
    古ふるい日に本ほんの文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんは、ほとんどが縦たて書がきで書かかれています。

    Most old Japanese literary works are written in vertical script.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    俳はい句くや短たん歌かは、伝でん統とう的てきに縦たて書がきで鑑かん賞しょうされることが多 いです。

    Haiku and tanka are often traditionally appreciated in vertical writing.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    書しょ道どうの作さく品ひんは、その美うつくしさを際きわ立だたせるために縦たて書がきが基き本ほんです。

    Calligraphy works are fundamentally written vertically to emphasize their beauty.

    KMT9Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    現げん代だいのデジタル環かん境きょうでは、縦たて書がきの表ひょう示じに対たい応おうしていないアプリケーションも少すくなくありません。

    In modern digital environments, there are many applications that do not support vertical writing display.

    KMT10TechnologyCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    縦
    たて…(1)
    vertical・length・height・self-indulgent・wayward
    Kanji
    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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