筆

音読おんよみ: ヒツ

訓読くんよみ: ふで

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: ⺮(たけかんむり)

Meaning

brush, writing brush, pen


  • ふで — brush
  • 筆箱ふでばこ — pencil case
  • 毛筆もうひつ — writing brush
  • 筆記ひっき — writing, note-taking
  • 筆者ひっしゃ — author
  • 筆跡ひっせき — handwriting

The kanji combines the radical for bamboo and the character for brush-making , reflecting a brush made from bamboo shafts.

It refers to writing brushes used in traditional calligraphy, and by extension, to writing, handwriting, and authorship.

あたらしいふでくのは 気持きもちがいいです。
Writing with a new brush feels great.

筆者ひっしゃ意見いけん賛成さんせいです。
I agree with the author's opinion.

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