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Meanings

cursive script; grass script

Refers to the highly cursive style of writing Chinese characters (and by extension Japanese kanji), one of the major calligraphic styles. Often contrasted with 楷書 (regular script) and 行書 (semi-cursive script).

草そう書しょは流ながれるような線せんが特とく徴ちょうです。
Cursive script is characterized by flowing lines.
この書しょ道どうの作さく品ひんは草そう書しょで書かかれています。
This calligraphy work is written in cursive script.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を草そう書しょで書かくto write something in cursive script
彼かれはその詩しを草そう書しょで書かいた。
He wrote the poem in cursive script.
草そう書しょを読よむto read cursive script
古ふるい掛かけ軸じくの草そう書しょはなかなか読よめない。
It's quite hard to read the cursive script on the old hanging scroll.