筆ふで
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.
3. writing (composing text); the written word
when read as "ふで"
But today my writing just isn't moving along.
Counter
4. (land) lot; plot
when read as "ひつ"
Kanji used
writing brush
Pitch accent
ふ
で
Top 7500
Used in vocabulary (42 in total)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
paintbrush
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to pen; to write; to draw
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
tip of brush
to break off writing
calligraphy pen
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
good correspondent; ready writer
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
pen or brush stand
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
fine brush or pencil; writing brush with a fine point; (artistically) detailed writing; fine writing; writing down in detail (of information); minutely recording
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
brushwork
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
to drive a quill (pen); to wield the writing brush
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
habits of handwriting; handwriting idiosyncrasies; style of writing; style of painting
fine-point brushes
to start writing (e.g. a book)
to write well; to be a good writer; to wield a facile pen
fudegaki (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
good correspondent; ready writer
brush writing
wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
graptolite (extinct Paleozoic-era invertebrate)
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.