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beautiful handwriting; elegant penmanship
Used to describe attractive, well-formed handwriting, and also as a category for handwriting improvement courses and books.
美文字を書けるようになりたい。
I want to be able to write beautiful handwriting.
美文字レッスンに通い始めた。
I started attending beautiful handwriting lessons.
美文字の練習には正しい姿勢と筆の持ち方が大切だ。
For practicing beautiful handwriting, proper posture and pen grip are important.
Combines 美 (beauty) and 文字 (characters/writing). A popular term in Japanese culture where handwriting quality is highly valued. There is a thriving industry of 美文字 books, courses, and TV segments teaching how to write more elegantly.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 美文字レッスン: beautiful handwriting lessons
- 美文字練習帳: penmanship practice workbook
- 美文字の{コツ}: tips for beautiful handwriting
- 美文字講座: beautiful handwriting course
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 達筆: excellent calligraphy/penmanship — more traditional, implies mastery
- 悪筆: bad handwriting — the opposite
- 癖字: idiosyncratic handwriting — not necessarily bad, but distinctive