Word Meaning 一筆

いっぴつ ippitsu

一筆 is read as いっぴつ (ippitsu) and means one stroke (of a brush).

Meaning

English

  1. one stroke (of a brush)
  2. parcel (of land)
  3. same handwriting
  4. writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush)
  5. a few lines (of writing)
  6. note
  7. short letter
  8. (dropping) a line

Reading

Kana

いっぴつ

Romaji

ippitsu

Writing Variants

  • 一筆 ひとふで hitofude

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 8579 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

一筆啓上

いっぴつけいじょう

this will just be a short note

一隅

いちぐう

corner

一層

いっそう

lowest floor (of a building)

一角

いっかく

narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

一般

いっぱん

general

一帯

いったい

whole area

一周

いっしゅう

one round

一階

いっかい

one rank

一個人

いちこじん

private person