Kanji
筆
N2
12 strokes
Grade 3
freq #1132
writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
On'yomi (音読み)
ヒツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
ふで
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
筆頭
ひっとう
brush tip
執筆
しっぴつ
writing; authoring
筆者
ひっしゃ
writer; author
鉛筆
えんぴつ
(wooden) pencil
随筆
ずいひつ
essays; miscellaneous writings
筆記
ひっき
writing down; taking notes
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
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
筆
ふで
writing brush; paintbrush
絵筆
えふで
paintbrush
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は小説（しょうせつ）の姉妹編（しまいへん）を執筆（しっぴつ）中（なか）だ。
He is now writing a sister volume to his novel.
彼（かれ）は筆（ふで）で生計（せいけい）を立（た）てている。
He earns his bread by writing.
弘法（ぐほう）筆（ふで）を選（えら）ばず。
A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools.
この記事（きじ）の筆者（ひっしゃ）は有名（ゆうめい）な批評家（ひひょうか）だ。
The author of this article is a famous critic.