単たん鉤こう法ほう

noun

single-hook brush grip

In calligraphy, a brush-holding method where the brush is held between the thumb and index finger, as opposed to the 双鉤法 (double-hook method).

See also: 双鉤法

• 書しょ道どうの初しょ心しん者しゃは、まず単たん鉤こう法ほうで筆ふでの持もち方かたを練れん習しゅうする。

  Beginners in calligraphy first practice how to hold the brush using the single-hook method.

• 単たん鉤こう法ほうは、双そう鉤こう法ほうに比くらべて筆ふでの動うごきが自じ由ゆうになりやすい。

  The single-hook method tends to allow freer brush movement compared to the double-hook method.