Kanji1 / 12
筆 kanji
writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ヒツ
Kun readings
ふで
Variant forms
笔Words with 筆
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N5鉛筆Popular(wooden) pencil
- N5万年筆Popularfountain pen
- N2執筆Popularwriting; authoring
- N2随筆Popularessays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
- N2筆記Popular(taking) notes; copying
- N2筆者Popularwriter; author
- —自筆Popularone's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
- —主筆Populareditor-in-chief
- —特筆Popularspecial mention
- —肉筆Popularone's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
- —筆順Popularstroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
- —筆跡Popularhandwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
- —筆頭Popularbrush tip; first on a list; head; chief
- —筆名Popularalias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
- —文筆Popularliterary art; literary activity; writing
- —毛筆Popular(writing, painting) brush
- —達筆Populargood handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
- —筆記試験Popularwritten examination
- —筆記用具Popularwriting implement; writing tool
- —悪筆poor handwriting