字

handwriting, written character

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noun Uncommon #12,264
handwriting The way someone writes characters, including how neat or skillful it looks.
JA: うまい字だ。
EN: That’s good handwriting.

これ誰の字か分かる?

Can you tell whose handwriting this is?

あなたの字?

Is that your handwriting?

— イングリッシュ・ペイシェント (1996)

トムみたいに上手に字を書けるようになりたいなぁ。

I wish I could write as neatly as Tom.

君は字がうまいね。

You have beautiful handwriting.

字が上手だね。

Your handwriting is really good.

トムの字ってうまくはないけど読みやすいよね。

Tom’s handwriting isn’t pretty, but it is easy to read.

トムの書く字って、すごく読みやすいんだ。

Tom's handwriting is really easy to read.

このメニューの字ターボーが書いたんだって?

I heard Turbo wrote the lettering on this menu?

— Tampopo (1985)

うまい字だ

That's good handwriting.

— ふたりのベロニカ (1991)

彼の字を読むことは不可能だ。

It’s impossible to read his handwriting.

母さんの書いた字だ

This is Mom's handwriting.

— 君たちはどう生きるか (2023)

君は字をもっときれいに書く必要がある。

You need to write more neatly.

彼女は字が上手だ。

She has beautiful handwriting.

へえ、こういう字書くんだ。

Oh, so that's how you write it.

トムは字がうまい。

Tom has good handwriting.

noun Uncommon #19,976
written character A character or written text, especially when talking about how something is written or read.
JA: どんな字を書くの?
EN: What characters do you write?

扉には赤い字で、

On the door, in red letters,

どんな字?

What kind of character is it?

— 万引き家族 (2018)

字を書ける奴は?

Who can write?

— シティ・オブ・ゴッド (2002)

❝ゆり❞だって❝ゆり❞ってどんな字書くの?

How do you spell "Yuri"?

— 万引き家族 (2018)

扉の裏側には、大きな字で斯う書いてありました。

On the back of the door, these words were written in large letters.

指で字を追うと―字が逃げない

If you trace the words with your finger, they won’t get away.

— 海の上のピアニスト (1998)

字も読めんのか!

Can't you even read?!

— 続・夕陽のガンマン (1966)

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