べた書がき

noun

writing without spaces; solid writing

Refers to Japanese text written without spaces between words, as opposed to 分かち書き (わかちがき, writing with spaces). Often used in discussions of readability, typesetting, or language processing.

• 日本にほん語ごのべた書がきは、初しょ心しん者しゃには読よみにくいことがある。

  Japanese writing without spaces can be difficult for beginners to read.

• この文ぶん章しょうはべた書がきになっていて、単たん語ごの区く切ぎりがわかりにくい。

  This text is written without spaces, making word boundaries hard to see.