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A Calligrapher Explains the Key to Writing Beautiful Japanese in an Easy-to-Understand Manner! Balancing Letters When Writing Horizontally

A Calligrapher Explains the Key to Writing Beautiful Japanese in an Easy-to-Understand Manner! Balancing Letters When Writing Horizontally

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This video, titled "[I See!] How to Write Beautiful Calligraphy From Left to Right!!" (【なるほど!】横書きをキレイに書くコツ教えます!!), was released by "Crown Prince Takumi" ( 東宮たくみ).

Are you confident in your kanji? Many people feel anxious and uncertain about their handwriting?
In this video, Takumi Higashimiya, a popular, long-time calligrapher, teaches you how to write beautiful kanji!

In this episode, he shows how to make the characters look neat in "horizontal writing," a not-so-common way to write calligraphy.
His advice on balancing the size of kanji and hiragana is a must-see! If you're learning Japanese, this can be a great tool to help improve your handwriting!

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Last Updated : Sep. 15, 2020
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有田 和義(Kazuyoshi Arita)
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A Calligrapher Explains the Key to Writing Beautiful Japanese in an Easy-to-Understand Manner! Balancing Letters When Writing Horizontally
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