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block script, regular script, standard script
A style of writing Chinese characters (kanji) in which each stroke is clearly and separately formed, without cursive connections. The most standard and legible of the traditional calligraphy styles.
楷書で丁寧に書いてください。
Please write carefully in block script.
書道では楷書から練習を始める。
In calligraphy, practice begins with block script.
公的な書類には楷書で記入するよう求められることが多い。
Official documents often require entries to be written in block script.
USAGE:
One of the five traditional styles of Chinese calligraphy. 楷書 is the most standard and readable style, making it the default for formal documents and the starting point for calligraphy students. When filling out official forms in Japan, instructions often specify 楷書で (in block script).
RELATED SCRIPTS:
- 行書: semi-cursive script (partially connected strokes)
- 草書: cursive script (highly abbreviated, flowing)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 楷書で書く: to write in block script
- 楷書体: block script style
- 楷書で記入する: to fill in using block script