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    草書

    草そう書しょ

    highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters)

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    そうしょ

    Noun

    1.
    highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style

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    彼かれは草そう書しょで手て紙がみを書かいた。

    He wrote the letter in grass script.

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    草そう書しょは行ぎょう書しょよりもさらに崩くずした書しょ体たいだ。

    Grass script is an even more cursive style than semi-cursive script.

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    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくを読よむには、草そう書しょを解かい読どくする能のう力りょくが必ひつ要ようとされる場ば合あいがある。

    To read classical literature, the ability to decipher grass script may be required.

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    書しょ道どう家かは、草そう書しょを用もちいて感かん情じょう豊ゆたかな作さく品ひんを生うみ出だす。

    Calligraphers create expressive works using grass script.

    KMT10Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    草そう書しょは、その流ながれるような筆ひっ致ちが特とく徴ちょうで、芸げい術じゅつ性せいが高たかい。

    Grass script is characterized by its flowing brushstrokes and possesses high artistic value.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    草
    くさ・くさ-・-ぐさ…(3)
    grass・weeds・herbs・pasture・write…(1)
    書
    か.く・-が.き・-がき…(2)
    write
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