側そく

noun

first stroke of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck

Technical calligraphy term for the first of the Eight Principles of Yong (永字八法), a small dot-like stroke. Rare outside calligraphy instruction.

See also: 永字八法

• 永えい字じ八はっ法ぽうの第だい一いちは「側そく」で、小ちいさな点てんのような筆ひっ画かくです。

  The first of the Eight Principles of Yong is '側', a small dot-like stroke.