Kanji

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
筆頭 株主 として 経営 強い 影響力 持っている

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

ふで
使って 美しい 文字 書く

He uses a brush to write beautiful characters.

穂先 ほさき
穂先 整えて から ゆっくり 文字 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 名前 書いて ください

Please write your name with a pencil.

削る けずる
毎日 ナイフ 鉛筆 削っています

I sharpen my pencil with a knife every day.

執筆 しっぴつ
3 かけて この 小説 執筆した

He spent three years writing this novel.

大作 たいさく
その 小説 もの 歳月 かけて 執筆 された 大作

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

筆跡 ひっせき
犯人 筆跡 非常に 特徴的 だった

The criminal's handwriting was very distinctive.

暢達 ちょうたつ
筆跡 暢達

His handwriting is free and unconstrained.

万年筆 まんねんひつ
万年筆 手紙 書いた

He wrote a letter with a fountain pen.

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