noun
printed, semi-cursive, and cursive styles of writing Chinese characters
Refers to the three main calligraphic styles: 真書 (printed/regular), 行書 (semi-cursive), and 草書 (cursive). Used in calligraphy and typography contexts.
書道の授業では真行草の三体を練習します。
In calligraphy class, we practice the three styles: printed, semi-cursive, and cursive.
noun
three-category system in traditional disciplines: basic, halfway, and transformed
Extended metaphorical use in traditional arts or disciplines, where 真 represents the orthodox or basic form, 行 the intermediate or semi-formal, and 草 the free or transformed style. Rare outside specialized contexts.
茶道にも真行草の考え方が取り入れられている。
The concept of shin-gyō-sō (formal, semi-formal, informal) is also incorporated into the tea ceremony.
Refers specifically to the semi-cursive style, one component of 真行草.
Refers specifically to the cursive style, one component of 真行草.
Compound of 真 (shin, 'true/regular'), 行 (gyō, 'going/semi-cursive'), and 草 (sō, 'grass/cursive'), originally referring to calligraphic styles and later extended metaphorically to other traditional arts.