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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.
筆記体で名前を書く。
To write one's name in cursive.
この手紙は筆記体で書かれていて読みにくい。
This letter is written in cursive and is hard to read.
最近は筆記体を習わない学校も増えている。
Recently, more and more schools no longer teach cursive writing.
A compound of 筆記 (writing) and 体 (style/form). In Japanese education, 筆記体 usually refers to cursive Latin alphabet writing, which was once widely taught in English classes but is now less common.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 筆記体で書く: to write in cursive
- 筆記体が読めない: cannot read cursive
- 筆記体の練習: cursive writing practice
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 活字体: print style; block letters — the non-cursive counterpart
- 草書: cursive-style kanji — the highly simplified, flowing style of writing kanji
- 行書: semi-cursive kanji — an intermediate style between block and cursive kanji
- ブロック体: block letters — print-style alphabet writing