The style of calligraphy of Honamigire belongs to a different lineage from that of Koyagire (a manuscript of "Kokin Wakashu" transcribed in the eleventh century), considered a supreme achievement of kana calligraphy made during the Heian period, and there are no relics left with the same handwriting.
本阿弥切の書風は、平安時代の仮名書道の最高峰と評される高野切（11世紀に書写された『古今和歌集』の写本）などとは別系統で、他に同筆の遺品は知られていない。