ひつ
Meanings
Noun
1. writing brush; paintbrush; pen
I was suddenly spoken to and almost dropped my brush.
2. writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush
I wonder who painted this picture.
Counter
3. (land) lot; plot
when read as "ひつ"
Pitch accent
ひ
つ
Used in vocabulary (54 in total)
omission (of words and passages); abbreviation; writing a character in a simplified form; omitting strokes from a kanji
fountain pen
writing on someone's behalf
artist's brush
brushwork; writing
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
one's own handwriting; autograph
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
communicating in writing
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
(writing, painting) brush
slate pencil
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
poor handwriting
editor-in-chief
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
red-ink brush
rapid writing
stationery; pen and ink; writing materials
fine brush or pencil; writing brush with a fine point; (artistically) detailed writing; fine writing; writing down in detail (of information); minutely recording
written record
outstanding work of calligraphy
illiteracy
stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
literary talent; clever style
retouch; correction; improvement
forged handwriting; plagiarism
pen or pencil
pen and paper; writing
skillful penmanship; skilled calligrapher
(lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words
the same handwriting
misrepresentation; falsification
historical writing
outline; synopsis; summary; writing a character (e.g. kanji) in a simplified form; simplified character
pinfeather
writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke); frank writing; writing the bare facts
first writing (of the New Year)
someone else writing; someone else's writing
translation
brush; penmanship
(wielding a) vicious or poison pen
Chinese brush; writing brush made in China
worthless painting and writing
excellent literary work
imperial autograph
unrefined penmanship
boundary (e.g. of property)
Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)
question and answer in writing; written reply to a written question
painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)
consolidation of lots; land consolidation
Examples (9 in total)
You cannot write unless you hold the brush upright.
He earns his bread by writing.
I wonder who painted this picture.