Japanese typefaces
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is the Japanese
word for writing style and typeface. Shotai covers the calligraphic
writing styles, such as
as well as Japanese styles like
It also includes Japanese typefaces such as
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
word for writing style and typeface. Shotai covers the calligraphic
Shodo
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writing styles, such as
- regular scriptRegular scriptRegular script , also called 正楷 , 真書 , 楷体 and 正書 , is the newest of the Chinese script styles Regular script , also called 正楷 , 真書 (zhēnshū), 楷体 (kǎitǐ) and 正書 (zhèngshū), is the newest of the Chinese script styles Regular script , also called 正楷 , 真書 (zhēnshū), 楷体 (kǎitǐ) and 正書 (zhèngshū), is...
, - seal scriptSeal scriptSeal script is an ancient style of Chinese calligraphy. It evolved organically out of the Zhōu dynasty script , arising in the Warring State of Qin...
, - clerical scriptClerical scriptThe clerical script , also formerly chancery script, is an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy which evolved in the Warring States period to the Qin dynasty, was dominant in the Han dynasty, and remained in use through the Wèi-Jìn periods...
, - running script, and
- cursive scriptCursive script (East Asia)Cursive script , sometimes translated as Grass script is a style of Chinese calligraphy. Cursive script is faster to write than other styles, but difficult to read for those unfamiliar with it. It functions primarily as a kind of shorthand script or calligraphic style...
as well as Japanese styles like
- EdomojiEdomojiare Japanese lettering styles, which were invented for advertising in the Edo period.The main styles of Edomoji include Kanteiryū, Yosemoji, Kagomoji, Higemoji, Chōchinmoji and Kakuji .-Kanteiryū :...
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It also includes Japanese typefaces such as
- MinchōMinchoMing or Song is a category of typefaces used to display Chinese characters, which are used in the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages...
and - GothicJapanese gothic typefaceSans-serif typefaces are a type style characterised by strokes of even thickness, reduced curves, and lack of decorations, akin to sans serif styles in Western typography...
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External links
- Terms Used in Font Information Processing (in Japanese)