真しん書しょ

noun

printed style; square style; block style; standard style

Refers to the regular, non-cursive style of writing Chinese characters (kanji). Often contrasted with 草書 (cursive) and 行書 (semi-cursive). The cross-reference to 楷書 suggests it is synonymous or closely related.

See also: 楷書

• 真しん書しょで書かかれた文も字じは読よみやすい。

  Characters written in printed style are easy to read.

• 彼かれは真しん書しょと草そう書しょの両りょう方ほうを練れん習しゅうしている。

  He practices both printed style and cursive style.

noun

factual book or document

A book or document that is factual in nature, as opposed to fiction or imaginative writing. This sense is less common and may be encountered in older or formal contexts.

• この図と書しょ館かんには多おおくの真しん書しょが所しょ蔵ぞうされている。

  This library holds many factual books.