永えい字じ八はっ法ぽう

noun

Eight Principles of Yong; eight basic brush strokes in Chinese calligraphy

A traditional set of eight fundamental brush strokes, exemplified by the character 永 (ei). Used in teaching East Asian calligraphy.

• 書しょ道どうの基き本ほんとして、永えい字じ八はっ法ぽうを練れん習しゅうする。

  As a foundation of calligraphy, one practices the Eight Principles of Yong.

• 永えい字じ八はっ法ぽうには、側そく・勒ろく・努ど・趯てき・策さく・掠りゃく・啄たく・磔たくの八やっつの筆ひっ法ぽうが含ふくまれる。

  The Eight Principles of Yong include the eight brush techniques: soku, roku, do, teki, saku, ryaku, taku, and taku.