| Kanji | 筆 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヒツ |
| Kunyomi | ふで |
| Nanori | くし |
| English | writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting |
| Examples | 執筆(しっぴつ): writing (e.g. as a profession) 筆(ふで): writing brush 筆者(ひっしゃ): writer (often in self-reference); author 鉛筆(えんぴつ): pencil 随筆(ずいひつ): essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings 筆記(ひっき): (taking) notes; copying 万年筆(まんねんひつ): fountain pen |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 1132 |
| Components | 竹: bamboo 聿: brush; finally; self; relate; follow; here; fast; writing brush radical (no. 129) |
| Number of Strokes | 12 |
| Kanji Radical | 竹 |
| Radical Number | 118 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | たけ・たけかんむり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | writing brush |
| Koohii Story 1 | Bamboo is the best material from which to make a brush if you want it to be a writing brush. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Bamboo would make an excellent writing brush as the ink could flow through the hollow center like an ink pen... |
| RTK Index | 943 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade3, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_human.activities_communication
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