筆 — Japanese kanji
12 strokes · N2
Meanings: Writing Brush, Writing, Painting Brush, Handwriting
On’yomi: ひつ · Kun’yomi: ふで
Radicals in 筆
- 竹 — bamboo (6 strokes)
- 聿 — brush (6 strokes)
Words using 筆
- 鉛筆 (えんぴつ): pencil — これから お世話に なります — Confirming information and describing objects
- 鉛筆削り (えんぴつけずり): pencil sharpener — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 18 - Behavior and Psychology
- 執筆（する） (しっぴつ（する）): to write; to author — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 随筆 (ずいひつ): essay; miscellaneous prose — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 13 - Hobbies and Interests
- 筆者 (ひっしゃ): author; writer — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 02 - Personality and Impressions
- 万年筆 (まんねんひつ): fountain pen — Numbers & Units of Measurement
- 鉛筆 (鉛筆（えんぴつ）): pencil — Tools, Machines & Materials
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