SHODO has several Calligraphic styles. For example, in the case of Kanji, there are Kaisho, Gyosho, Sousho, Reisho, etc. The fonts shown in the photo are, from left to right, Kaisho, Gyosho, Sousho, and Reisho.
The Kaisho is a square style, similar to Times New Roman, a font used in newspapers and papers.
Gyosho is a semi-cursive font that can be read by ordinary Japanese people. In some cases, the characters are so corrupted that they are impossible to read.
Sousho writing is crusive and cannot be read by Japanese people who have not studied it.
Reisho font is a font that strongly reflects Chinese culture, and may include Kanji that are not often used in Japan. Most Kanji with a small number of strokes can be read.
Although it is slightly different from the Calligraphic style classification, Japan has Hiragana and Katakana. Children learn this letter first. Each letter has no meaning; it is a letter that represents a sound. Each Kanji character has a meaning.