左ひだり払はらい

noun

leftward sweep stroke

In calligraphy, a stroke that moves from upper right to lower left, ending in a pointed tail. Also known as 左はらい.

• 「大だい」の字じの左ひだり払はらいは、右みぎ上うえから左ひだり下したへ筆ふでを抜ぬくように書かきます。

  The leftward sweep stroke in the character 大 is written by pulling the brush from upper right to lower left.