- 筆箱 — pencil case
- 毛筆 — writing brush
- 筆記 — writing / note-taking
- 筆者 — author
- 筆跡 — handwriting
- 万年筆 — fountain pen
- 代筆 — writing on behalf of someone
The kanji 筆 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.
