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古印体

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
いん
Grade: 4
たい
Grade: 2
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
古印體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(ancient) +‎ (seal) +‎ (style)

Noun

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()(いん)(たい) (kointai

  1. (typography) a typestyle that mimics the look of 隷書 (reisho, clerical script) being stamped (thus, with broken and irregular strokes) rather than handwritten; this "ancient seal" look arose in Nara-period Japan, and has no relation to the original Chinese 篆書 (tensho, seal script)