The technique is Hippo (way of writing) (how to hold a brush, how to write ten-kaku (the dots and strokes that make up a kanji character)), Kekkoho (how to arrange letter shapes), and Shoho (Shodo) (how to entirely organize), and various methods are devised for each to be differently used in writing style, calligraphy style, and others.
その技法には、筆法（筆の持ち方、点画の書き方）、結構法（字形の整え方）、章法(書道)（全体のまとめ方）があり、それぞれに様々な方法が編み出され、書体や書風などによって使い分けられている。