noun
Eight Principles of Yong; eight basic brush strokes in Chinese calligraphy
A traditional set of eight fundamental brush strokes, exemplified by the character 永 (ei). Used in teaching East Asian calligraphy.
書道の基本として、永字八法を練習する。
As a foundation of calligraphy, one practices the Eight Principles of Yong.
永字八法には、側・勒・努・趯・策・掠・啄・磔の八つの筆法が含まれる。
The Eight Principles of Yong include the eight brush techniques: soku, roku, do, teki, saku, ryaku, taku, and taku.