Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
書道
/shodō/Roman
English meaning: Calligraphy (Shodo)
Japanese Definition
(日本語)書道とは、筆と墨を使って美しく文字を書く日本の芸術であり、瞑想的な修行でもある。中国書法の伝統を受け継ぎながら独自の日本的書風を発展させた。書道は日本の学校教育においても文化教育として取り入れられている。
English Definition
The Japanese art of beautiful writing using a brush and ink. Shodo is practiced as both an art form and a meditative discipline. It draws on Chinese calligraphic traditions but has developed distinctive Japanese styles. Calligraphy is taught in Japanese schools as part of cultural education.
Example
“書道は日本の伝統芸術であり、精神修行の一つです。”
In English: “Shodo is a traditional Japanese art and a form of spiritual practice.”
Synonyms
- 習字
- 筆道
Literary Heritage
“古池や蛙飛び込む水の音”
/furuike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto/
“The old pond — a frog jumps in, sound of water.”
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- 日本語
- Japanese
- Script
- Kana+Han
- Family
- Japonic
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