蝌か蚪と文もん字じ

noun

ancient seal-script character; tadpole script character

Refers to characters in an ancient Chinese seal script (蝌蚪文) whose strokes resemble tadpoles. A historical and calligraphic term; not used in everyday language.

See also: 篆字

• 蝌か蚪と文もん字じは篆てん書しょの一いっ種しゅで、筆ひっ画かくが太ふとく丸まるみを帯おびている。

  Tadpole script is a type of seal script with thick, rounded strokes.

• この石せき碑ひには蝌か蚪と文もん字じが刻きざまれている。

  This stone monument is inscribed with tadpole-script characters.