書しょ道どう字じ典てん

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Meanings

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noun

calligraphy dictionary

A reference book showing model characters, stroke order, and styles for Japanese calligraphy (書道).

write

道road-way, street, district

字character, letter, word

典code, ceremony, law

字じ典てん
A general character dictionary; 書道字典 specifically focuses on calligraphic forms.
書しょ道どう
The art of Japanese calligraphy itself, not a reference book.

Compound of 書道 (calligraphy) and 字典 (character dictionary).