Kanji 筆 Words: Meanings and Readings

万年筆

まんねんひつ

fountain pen

筆

ひつ

(land) lot

鉛筆

えんぴつ

pencil

筆頭

ひっとう

brush tip

執筆

しっぴつ

writing

筆者

ひっしゃ

writer

筆記

ひっき

(taking) notes

隨筆

ずいひつ

essays

筆蹟

ひっせき

handwriting

一筆

いっぴつ

one stroke (of a brush)

毛筆

もうひつ

(writing, painting) brush

文筆

ぶんぴつ

literary art

肉筆

にくひつ

as written with a brush

筆名

ひつめい

alias

達筆

たっぴつ

good handwriting

筆記試験

ひっきしけん

written examination

筆記用具

ひっきようぐ

writing implement

筆順

ひつじゅん

stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)

自筆

じひつ

one's own handwriting

主筆

しゅひつ

editor-in-chief

特筆

とくひつ

special mention

絵筆

えふで

paintbrush

直筆

じきひつ

one's own handwriting

筆致

ひっち

literary style

代筆

だいひつ

writing on someone's behalf

色えんぴつ

いろえんぴつ

colored pencil

硬筆

こうひつ

pen or pencil

筆舌

ひつぜつ

written and spoken words

筆談

ひつだん

communicating in writing

加筆

かひつ

improvement (to a piece of writing or painting)

健筆

けんぴつ

powerful pen

絶筆

ぜっぴつ

ceasing to write

えんぴつの芯

えんぴつのしん

lead of a pencil

えんぴつ削り

えんぴつけずり

pencil sharpener

お筆先

おふでさき

divine pronouncement (esp. in Tenri and Ōmoto)

かすり筆

かすりふで

faint or blurry way of writing with a brush

ひっ算

ひっさん

calculating on paper

悪筆

あくひつ

poor handwriting

遺筆

いひつ

writing left by the deceased

一筆啓上

いっぴつけいじょう

this will just be a short note

一筆書き

いっぴつがき

one-stroke sketch

一筆書く

いっぴつかく

to write a few lines (to)

一筆箋

いっぴつせん

small notepad

右筆

ゆうひつ

private secretary

運筆

うんぴつ

brush strokes

鉛筆の木

えんぴつのき

eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

鉛筆画

えんぴつが

sketch (done by pencil)

鉛筆書き

えんぴつがき

drawing or writing in pencil

鉛筆柏槇

えんぴつびゃくしん

eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

画筆

がひつ

artist's brush

渇筆

かっぴつ

drybrush

起筆

きひつ

beginning to write

偽筆

ぎひつ

forged handwriting

休筆

きゅうひつ

taking a break from writing

曲筆

きょくひつ

misrepresentation

健筆家

けんぴつか

ready writer

懸腕直筆

けんわんちょくひつ

calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body

古筆

こひつ

old writing

古筆家

こひつか

expert in old writing

口述筆記

こうじゅつひっき

taking dictation

弘法にも筆の誤り

こうぼうにもふでのあやまり

Homer sometimes nods

弘法も筆の誤り

こうぼうもふでのあやまり

Homer sometimes nods

弘法筆を択ばず

こうぼうふでをえらばず

a good workman does not blame his tools

紅筆

べにふで

benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)

合筆

がっぴつ

consolidation of lots

才筆

さいひつ

literary talent

細筆

さいひつ

fine brush or pencil

擦筆

さっぴつ

stump of a pencil or brush

三筆

さんぴつ

the three famous ancient calligraphers (Emperor Saga, Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi)

算筆

さんぴつ

writing and arithmetic

史筆

しひつ

historical writing

始筆

しひつ

first writing (of the New Year)

紙筆

しひつ

pen and paper

執筆時点

しっぴつじてん

at the time of writing

執筆者

しっぴつしゃ

writer

執筆生活

しっぴつせいかつ

writing life

朱筆

しゅひつ

red-ink brush

朱筆を入れる

しゅひつをいれる

to make corrections

終筆

しゅうひつ

end of a brush-stroke

十両筆頭

じゅうりょうひっとう

two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division

春秋の筆法

しゅんじゅうのひっぽう

critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect

潤筆料

じゅんぴつりょう

fee for writing or painting

焼き筆

やきふで

wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)

省筆

しょうひつ

omission (of words and passages)

冗筆

じょうひつ

worthless painting and writing

真筆

しんぴつ

autograph

親筆

しんぴつ

(one's own) handwriting (esp. someone of high rank or status)

随筆家

ずいひつか

essayist

随筆集

ずいひつしゅう

collection of essays (miscellaneous writings, literary jottings, etc.)

石筆

せきひつ

slate pencil

拙筆

せっぴつ

poor handwriting

雪舟の筆

せっしゅうのふで

work of Sesshū

染筆

せんぴつ

writing

前頭筆頭

まえがしらひっとう

two highest ranked maegashira wrestlers

側筆

そくひつ

painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)

速筆

そくひつ

rapid writing

俗筆

ぞくひつ

unrefined penmanship

他筆

たひつ

someone else writing

代筆者

だいひつしゃ

amanuensis

卓筆

たくひつ

excellent literary work