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
- —懸腕直筆calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body
- —筆毛動脈penicilliary artery; penicillus
- —筆問筆答question and answer in writing; written reply to a written question
- —舞文曲筆twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth
- —特筆すべきworthy of special mention
- —末筆ながらlast but not least; finally
- —春秋の筆法critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect
- —筆頭とするto be led by; to be headed by
- —水彩色鉛筆watercolor pencils; water-soluble pencils
- —筆界特定制度(Japanese) land registration system
- —朱筆を入れるto make corrections
- —筆舌に尽くしがたいbeyond description
- —隨筆essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
- —筆蹟handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
- —筆迹handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
- —始筆first writing (of the New Year)
- —祐筆private secretary; amanuensis
- —筆研writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
- —隨筆家essayist
- —隨筆集collection of essays (miscellaneous writings, literary jottings, etc.)