noun
cursive writing; cursive calligraphy
Refers to a flowing, semi-cursive style of Japanese writing or calligraphy, often contrasted with block or printed characters.
祖父の手紙は崩し書きで、読むのに苦労した。
My grandfather's letter was in cursive writing, and I had trouble reading it.
書道の授業で崩し書きを練習した。
We practiced cursive calligraphy in calligraphy class.
草書 is a fully cursive, highly abbreviated style often used in artistic calligraphy, while 崩し書き is a more general term for any semi-cursive or flowing handwriting.
楷書 is the standard block-style script, the opposite of cursive styles like 崩し書き.
Compound of 崩し (くずし, 'breaking down' or 'simplifying', the continuative form of 崩す) and 書き (かき, 'writing', the continuative form of 書く).