Archaic term for typesetting, now largely replaced by 植字 (しょくじ) or modern DTP terms. Found in historical printing contexts.
See also: 植字 (しょくじ)
Typesetting in the Edo period was done by hand by craftsmen.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic typesetting term.
Alternate kanji spelling with okurigana; less common than 植字.
Compound of 植え (ue, 'planting, setting') + 字 (ji, 'character'), referring to the manual placement of type pieces. The reading うえじ is the native Japanese reading, now archaic.