筆記体(ひっきたい)

ひっきたい
noun
cursive script; cursive writing
language
1. cursive script; cursive writing
A style of handwriting in which letters are joined together in a flowing manner. Most commonly refers to cursive Latin alphabet writing, but can also refer to cursive styles of other scripts.
筆記体(ひっきたい)で名前(なまえ)を書(か)く。
To write one's name in cursive.
この手紙(てがみ)は筆記体(ひっきたい)で書(か)かれていて読(よ)みにくい。
This letter is written in cursive and is hard to read.
最近(さいきん)は筆記体(ひっきたい)を習(なら)わない学校(がっこう)も増(ふ)えている。
Recently, more and more schools no longer teach cursive writing.

A compound of 筆記(ひっき) (writing) and 体(たい) (style/form). In Japanese education, 筆記体(ひっきたい) usually refers to cursive Latin alphabet writing, which was once widely taught in English classes but is now less common.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 活字体(かつじたい): print style; block letters — the non-cursive counterpart
  • 草書(そうしょ): cursive-style kanji — the highly simplified, flowing style of writing kanji
  • 行書(ぎょうしょ): semi-cursive kanji — an intermediate style between block and cursive kanji
  • ブロック体(たい): block letters — print-style alphabet writing

Related Words

Compare: 草書(そうしょ) (cursive-style kanji)
Compare: 行書(ぎょうしょ) (semi-cursive kanji)
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