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書芸 (しょげい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

書しょ芸げい

Meanings

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noun

calligraphic art; calligraphy as an art form

Refers to calligraphy as a fine art, emphasizing aesthetic and expressive qualities rather than mere writing.

彼かれは書しょ芸げいの道みちを極きわめるために、毎まい日にち筆ふでをとっている。
He takes up the brush every day to master the art of calligraphy.
この展てん覧らん会かいでは、現げん代だい書しょ芸げいの作さく品ひんが数かず多おおく展てん示じされている。
Many works of contemporary calligraphic art are exhibited at this exhibition.

Kanji

書write
芸technique, art, craft

Similar words

書しょ道どう
書道 is the more common term for calligraphy as a traditional discipline or way of life, while 書芸 emphasizes the artistic and creative aspect.
習しゅう字じ
習字 refers to penmanship or learning to write characters neatly, often in an educational context, whereas 書芸 is about calligraphy as a high art.

Etymology

Compound of 書 (writing, calligraphy) and 芸 (art, technique). The term likely emerged to distinguish calligraphy as a fine art from its practical or educational aspects.