転てん筆ぴつ

noun

turning brushstroke; horizontal-to-vertical turn in calligraphy

Technical calligraphy term for the brush movement where a horizontal line turns sharply downward. Compare 転折, which refers to a turn in a different direction.

See also: 転折

• 楷かい書しょでは、転てん筆ぴつのときに筆ふでを一いち度ど止とめてから方ほう向こうを変かえる。

  In regular script, when making a turning brushstroke, you pause the brush once before changing direction.