楷書の起筆は、筆を斜めに入れるのが基本だ。
In regular script, the basic way to begin a stroke is to set the brush down at an angle.
起筆の形ひとつで書の印象は大きく変わる。
The shape of a stroke's beginning alone can greatly change the impression a piece of calligraphy makes.
先生に起筆と収筆を丁寧に書くよう注意された。
My teacher told me to write the beginnings and ends of my strokes carefully.