as for the written character(s), handwriting; the way someone’s writing looks
字はどうする?
What should we do about the characters?
— 大人は判ってくれない (1959)
言えあの字は誰が書いてあげたのだ?
Tell me—who wrote those characters for you?
— 紅夢 (1991)
字は読める?
Can you read these characters?
— イル・ポスティーノ (1994)
字は?
How do you write it?
— シティ・オブ・ゴッド (2002)
「忙しい」と言う字は心が亡くなると書く。
The word “busy” is written with the characters for “heart” and “to perish.”
字は書けるこれを見てくれ
I can write—look at this.
— どん底作家の人生に幸あれ! (2019)
似合わないわね字は読めんの?
That doesn't suit you. Can't you read?
— 最強のふたり (2011)
あなたの書く字は私に似ている。
Your handwriting looks like mine.
彼女の字はきれいだ。
Her handwriting is beautiful.
この字は、解読不能です。
This handwriting is illegible.
彼女の字は読めない。
I can't read her handwriting.