書道 (Shodou) — calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters) · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

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Shodou

書道 (Shodou) is a Japanese noun meaning “calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)”.

Meanings

nouncalligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)

Examples

書道を習うのは楽しい。
Learning calligraphy is fun.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 書道

書write 道road-way

Related words

書くto write 文letter 道road 酷いcruel 秘書(private) secretary 書類document 道具tool 報道report (of news)北海道Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)報告書(written) report 遺書note left by a dead person 書き込むto fill in (field, entry, etc.)