筆ひつ
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.
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"
Alt. forms
Kanji used
writing brush
Pitch accent
ひ
つ
Used in vocabulary (54 in total)
writing on someone's behalf
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
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
(writing, painting) brush
slate pencil
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
poor handwriting
editor-in-chief
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
red-ink brush
rapid writing
artist's brush
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)
retouch; correction; improvement
literary talent; clever style
forged handwriting; plagiarism
pen or pencil
pen and paper; writing
skillful penmanship; skilled calligrapher
brushwork; writing
the same handwriting
misrepresentation; falsification
outline; synopsis; summary; writing a character (e.g. kanji) in a simplified form; simplified character
historical writing
writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke); frank writing; writing the bare facts
someone else writing; someone else's writing
translation
first writing (of the New Year)
(lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words
brush; penmanship
(wielding a) vicious or poison pen
Chinese brush; writing brush made in China
omission (of words and passages); abbreviation; writing a character in a simplified form; omitting strokes from a kanji
consolidation of lots; land consolidation
boundary (e.g. of property)
question and answer in writing; written reply to a written question
Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)
painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)
worthless painting and writing
excellent literary work
unrefined penmanship
imperial autograph
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.