Kanji

筆

筆

writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

竹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふで

Nanori (Name Reading)

ふで

Common Readings

ヒツ, ふで

Example sentences

筆頭 ひっとう
彼は筆頭株主として、経営に強い影響力を持っている。

As the largest shareholder, he has a strong influence on management.

筆 ふで
彼は筆を使って美しい文字を書く。

He uses a brush to write beautiful characters.

穂先 ほさき
筆の穂先を整えてから、ゆっくりと文字を書き始めた。

After straightening the tip of the brush, I began to write the characters slowly.

鉛筆 えんぴつ
鉛筆で名前を書いてください。

Please write your name with a pencil.

削る けずる
毎日、ナイフで鉛筆を削っています。

I sharpen my pencil with a knife every day.

執筆 しっぴつ
彼は3年かけてこの小説を執筆した

He spent three years writing this novel.

大作 たいさく
その小説は十年もの歳月をかけて執筆された大作だ。

The novel is a major work that took ten years to write.

筆跡 ひっせき
犯人の筆跡は非常に特徴的だった。

The criminal's handwriting was very distinctive.

暢達 ちょうたつ
彼の筆跡は暢達だ

His handwriting is free and unconstrained.

万年筆 まんねんひつ
彼は万年筆で手紙を書いた

He wrote a letter with a fountain pen.

Example Vocabulary

筆頭

ひっとう

first on a list; head; leading; chief

筆

ふで

brush

鉛筆

えんぴつ

pencil

執筆

しっぴつ

writing; authoring

筆跡

ひっせき

handwriting; penmanship

万年筆

まんねんひつ

fountain pen

特筆すべき

とくひつすべき

筆記用具

ひっきようぐ

writing utensils; writing instruments

筆頭とする

ひっとうとする

直筆

じきひつ

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