Moto 筆: Writing Brush; Writing; Painting BrushKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヒツ
- Kun'yomi
- ふで
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 231 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヒツ)
- 筆頭ひっとうbrush tip
- 筆者ひっしゃwriter; author
- 筆記ひっき(taking) notes; copying
- 随筆ずいひつessays; miscellaneous writings
- 万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen
- 自筆じひつone's own handwriting; autograph
- 主筆しゅひつeditor-in-chief
- 特筆とくひつspecial mention
- 筆跡ひっせきhandwriting
- 代筆だいひつwriting on someone's behalf
- 加筆かひつcorrection; improvement
- 毛筆もうひつ(writing, painting) brush
- 直筆じきひつone's own handwriting; autograph
- 硬筆こうひつpen or pencil
- 筆名ひつめいalias; pseudonym
- 筆致ひっちstroke of the brush; touch
- 筆舌ひつぜつwritten and spoken words; description
- 筆記用具ひっきようぐwriting implement; writing tool
- 筆記試験ひっきしけんwritten examination
- 筆談ひつだんcommunicating in writing
- 筆順ひつじゅんstroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
- 肉筆にくひつone's own handwriting; autograph
- 他筆たひつsomeone else writing; someone else's writing
- 代筆者だいひつしゃamanuensis
- 休筆きゅうひつtaking a break from writing
- 俗筆ぞくひつunrefined penmanship
- 側筆そくひつpainting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)
- 偽筆ぎひつforged handwriting; plagiarism
- 冗筆じょうひつworthless painting and writing
- 刀筆の吏とうひつのりminor official
- 前頭筆頭まえがしらひっとうtwo highest ranked maegashira wrestlers
- 勅筆ちょくひつimperial autograph
- 十両筆頭じゅうりょうひっとうtwo highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
- 卓筆たくひつexcellent literary work
- 口述筆記こうじゅつひっきtaking dictation; note-taking
- 古筆こひつold writing
- 古筆家こひつかexpert in old writing
- 史筆しひつhistorical writing
- 右筆ゆうひつprivate secretary; amanuensis
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 筆ふでwriting brush; paintbrush
- 絵筆えふでpaintbrush
- かすり筆かすりふでfaint or blurry way of writing with a brush
- 一筆書きひとふでがきone-stroke sketch; unicursal
- 一筆書くひとふでかくto write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line
Other readings
- 執筆しっぴつwriting (e.g. as a profession)
- 鉛筆えんぴつpencil
- 一筆いっぴつone stroke (of a brush)
- 健筆けんぴつpowerful pen; facile pen
- 文筆ぶんぴつliterary art; literary activity
- 絶筆ぜっぴつone's last writing; ceasing to write
- 色鉛筆いろえんぴつcolored pencil; coloured pencil
- 達筆たっぴつgood handwriting; skillful penmanship
- 一筆啓上いっぴつけいじょうthis will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
- 一筆箋いっぴつせんsmall notepad
- 三筆さんぴつthree famous ancient calligraphers: Emperor Saga and Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi
- 乱筆らんぴつhasty writing; scribble
- 乱筆乱文らんぴつらんぶん(my) poor writing; scribbling
- 健筆家けんぴつかready writer; prolific writer
- 分筆ぶんぴつsubdivision of a lot
- 合筆がっぴつconsolidation of lots; land consolidation
Showing the 60 most common of 231 words. See them all in the graph.
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