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Kotomora

書かき下くだし

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Meanings

1

noun

writing from top to bottom

Refers to the physical act of writing vertically, or the resulting text that runs from top to bottom.

2

noun

writing without a pause

Describes writing continuously, without stopping or breaking the flow.

3

noun

translation of classical Chinese into Japanese

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 書き下し文. Refers to the practice of rendering classical Chinese texts into Japanese word order with kana annotations.

See also: 書き下し文