also: くうしょ
noun
air writing; writing in the air
Refers to the act of tracing characters in the air with a finger or hand, often to recall or practice writing without a surface.
漢字を思い出すために、手で空書きをした。
To recall the kanji, I traced it in the air with my hand.
noun
spacial calligraphy; air calligraphy (artform)
Only when written 空書 · Only with reading くうしょ
A modern artform where calligraphic strokes are performed in three-dimensional space, often captured on video or in installations. Read as くうしょ.
彼女の空書のパフォーマンスは、空間に文字を描く芸術だ。
Her spacial calligraphy performance is an art of drawing characters in space.
Compound of 空 (そら, 'air' or 'empty') and 書き (かき, 'writing'). The reading くうしょ uses the on'yomi of the kanji and is specific to the artform sense.