続つづけ字じ

noun

cursive handwriting; connected characters; running script

Refers to writing in which characters are joined together in a flowing, cursive style, as opposed to printed or separated characters. Often used in calligraphy or informal handwriting.

• 祖そ父ふの手て紙がみは続つづけ字じで書かかれていて、読よむのが難むずかしい。

  My grandfather's letters are written in cursive, so they are hard to read.

• 続つづけ字じを練れん習しゅうすると、筆ひっ記き体たいのような流ながれる文も字じが書かけるようになる。

  Practicing connected characters lets you write flowing letters like cursive.