書道(しょどう)

しょどう
noun
calligraphy
formalculture
1. calligraphy, the art of writing
The traditional art of writing characters with brush and ink, emphasizing beauty and artistic expression.
祖母(そぼ)は書道(しょどう)の先生(せんせい)です。
My grandmother is a calligraphy teacher.
書道(しょどう)は日本(にほん)の伝統(でんとう)文化(ぶんか)の一(ひと)つだ。
Calligraphy is one of Japan's traditional cultures.
書道(しょどう)展(てん)で入賞(にゅうしょう)した。
I won a prize at the calligraphy exhibition.

Cultural note

書道(しょどう) is one of the traditional Japanese arts, along with 茶道(さどう) (tea ceremony) and 華道(かどう) (flower arrangement). The "道(どう)" (way/path) indicates it is considered a discipline for personal cultivation.

Similar words

  • 習字(しゅうじ) - penmanship, learning to write (school subject focus)
  • 書道(しょどう) - calligraphy as art form (artistic focus)

Common collocations

  • 書道(しょどう)を習(なら)う (to learn calligraphy)
  • 書道(しょどう)家(か) (calligrapher)
  • 書道(しょどう)展(てん) (calligraphy exhibition)
  • 書道(しょどう)教室(きょうしつ) (calligraphy class)

Related Words

Related: 習字(しゅうじ) (penmanship practice)
Compare: 毛筆(もうひつ) (writing brush)
Compare: 書画(しょが) (calligraphy and painting)
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Added 2026.1.13 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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