(しょふう)

しょふう
noun
calligraphic style; writing style
1. calligraphic style; writing style; penmanship style
The distinctive style or manner of handwriting or calligraphy. Refers to the aesthetic characteristics that distinguish one calligrapher's or one school's work from another.
独特(どくとく)書風(しょふう)()られている。
Known for a distinctive calligraphic style.
この書道家(しょどうか)書風(しょふう)力強(ちからづよ)い。
This calligrapher's writing style is powerful.
時代(じだい)によって書風(しょふう)(おお)きく()わり、平安(へいあん)時代(じだい)には優美(ゆうび)書風(しょふう)(この)まれた。
Calligraphic styles changed greatly across eras, and in the Heian period, elegant styles were preferred.

A compound of (しょ) (writing, calligraphy) and (ふう) (style, manner). Used primarily in the context of calligraphy (書道(しょどう)) and historical handwriting analysis.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 書風(しょふう)(まな)ぶ: to study a calligraphic style
  • 独自(どくじ)書風(しょふう): a unique calligraphic style
  • 書風(しょふう)()わる: the writing style changes

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 書体(しょたい): typeface, font — refers to standardized character forms (both handwritten and typeset)
  • 筆跡(ひっせき): handwriting — the physical trace of someone's writing, used in forensics
  • 画風(がふう): painting style — the equivalent term for visual art