Kanji 筆

音読おんよみ: ヒツ

訓読くんよみ: ふで

画数かくすう: 12

部首ぶしゅ: たけかんむり(⺮)

Meaning

Brush / Writing Brush / Pen

  • 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
  • 万年筆まんねんひつ — fountain pen
  • 代筆だいひつ — writing on behalf of someone

The kanji combines the bamboo radical ⺮ and the component 聿, which refers to brush-making tools. It originally described a writing brush made from bamboo and animal hair. By extension, 筆 came to represent writing itself, handwriting, and the role of an author.

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