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In English, handwriting is generally seen as girl is the mini. caps are almost
as large as the maxi. caps, the edges are rounded out, and if the dots are
replaced with little cirles reminiscent of the japanese period (。). What
characteristics are common of handwritting considered 'girlish' in Japanese?
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orthography handwriting
What qualities characterise girlish Japanese handwriting?
Generally in Japanese handwriting the more feminine something is the more
rounded out and cute it will be. If I think of girly English writing I think
of neat bubbly letters while guys tend to be sloppy and angular. This carries
over to Japanese.

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Legible and accurate writing is just good handwriting. What's 'girly' about is
only that girls will write like this more often than boys. If we keep calling
it girly then us males are going to keep excusing ourselves from proper
handwriting! I'm male and I don't think sloppy and angular should just be
necessary qualities of 'boyish' handwriting. But circles instead of dots, yeah
I suppose that could be a feminine stylistic feature.
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