波は磔たく

noun

horizontal stroke ending in a triangular tail (clerical script)

Technical term in East Asian calligraphy, specifically for the 八分 (はっぷん) clerical script style. The stroke is characterized by a distinctive flared, wave-like tail.

See also: ８分 (はっぷん)

• 隷れい書しょの波は磔たくは、横おう画かくの終おわりが波なみのようにうねる。

  The hataku stroke in clerical script has a horizontal line that undulates like a wave at the end.