直筆

ちょくひつ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, の-adjective writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke) See also: 側筆 (そくひつ).
2. frank writing; writing the bare facts See also: 曲筆 (きょくひつ).

Kanji

• 直 straight. Read as チョク.
• 筆 brush. Read as ヒツ.

Words containing 直筆

• 直言直筆 (ちょくげんちょくひつ) speak and write plainly (frankly)
• 懸腕直筆 (けんわんちょくひつ) calligraphy technique of holding the brush perpendicularly, lower arm raised, and elbow held away from the body

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