| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n character written in a cursive style | 崩し字 |
| gen. | n cursive style | 筆記体 |
| gen. | n cursive style of writing or calligraphy | 崩し書き news1 nf13 |
| gen. | n semi-cursive style of kanji | 行書体 |
| gen. | n semi-cursive style of kanji | 行書 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive | 六体 |
| gen. | write in cursive style | 崩す ichi1 news2 nf31 (くづす) |