Wolf (Gyosho)
June 22, 2010
by Nao
ōkami, rō
This is the character “wolf” in gyōsho style.
You can find basic information about this character in the previous post. One of the compounds including this character is noroshi, meaning a smoke signal. The word consists of today’s character and a character meaning smoke. Why a wolf and smoke? Meikyō kokugojiten, a Japanese dictionary, tells us that wolf dung was used to make smoke signals because it was believed that the smoke rises straight up even if wind blows.
Gyō sho is a cursive style of writing.
Compared to the kaisho style, the starting point and the end of each stroke don’t look sharp but strokes should not look weak.
Referring to the kaisho style, find which part should look clearer and which lines are just connectors.
