戯書
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 戯 | 書 |
| ぎ Grade: S |
しょ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 戲書 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
[edit]- "playful writing", a type of orthography expressing an author's cleverness or playful wit. One famous example is to write the expression 出でば (ideba) as 山上復有山者 (Man'yōshū volume 9, poem #1787)