Word Meaning 筆墨

ひつぼく hitsuboku

筆墨 is read as ひつぼく (hitsuboku) and means stationery.

Meaning

English

  1. stationery
  2. pen and ink
  3. writing materials

Reading

Kana

ひつぼく

Romaji

hitsuboku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 145458 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

筆致

ひっち

literary style

筆舌

ひつぜつ

written and spoken words

筆頭株主

ひっとうかぶぬし

biggest shareholder

筆禍事件

ひっかじけん

troubles brought on by what one has written

筆記帳

ひっきちょう

notebook

筆毛動脈

ひつもうどうみゃく

penicilliary artery

筆跡鑑定

ひっせきかんてい

handwriting analysis

筆遣い

ふでづかい

brushwork

入れ墨

いれずみ

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one)

日墨

にちぼく

Japan and Mexico

中墨

なかずみ

centre line (usu. in buildings, joinery, etc.)

Example Sentences

1

When I was very young, my father died. His younger brother, due to the vicissitudes of the times and to his own laziness, dissipated his own fortune and afterwards became a peddler of writing materials. He often came to our house, but when he came, my mother would scold him and he would be troubled.