Heading up - Taito

Japanese: 擡頭 - たいとう

This is a style of writing used to show respect for words related to the titles or actions of noble people in a text. It starts a new line with a respectful word and starts the line one or two characters higher than the other lines. In addition to the "kan-atsu" style, there are other styles such as "ketsuji," which leaves one or a number of characters above the word, and "heishuyutsu," which starts a new line if the word appears in the middle of a line and places the word at the top of the line. "Ketsuji" and "heishuyutsu" were also stipulated in the official decrees that regulated the format of official documents in the Ritsuryo state, and were used in public and private documents and records throughout ancient, medieval, and early modern times.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

文章中において，高貴な人の称号･行為に関する語に対して，敬意を表すためにとる記述形式の一つで，敬意を表すべき語で改行すると同時に，他の行よりも1～2字ほど高いところから書き出す方法である。このような記述形式には，擡頭のほか，その語の上を1字ないし数字分空ける闕字（けつじ），その語が行の途中に出たらその語を行の最上にするため改行する平出（へいしゆつ）がある。闕字，平出は，律令国家の公文書の様式等を制した公式令にも定められ，古代･中世･近世を通じて公私の文書･記録類に使用された。

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