筆
ふで
Also written ひつ
Meanings
- Noun writing brush; paintbrush; pen
- writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush
- writing (composing text); the written word
- Counter (land) lot; plot
Kanji
- 筆 brush. Read as ふで.
Example sentences
- 弘法も筆の誤り。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods. - 弘法筆を選ばず。
A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools. - 仕上げの筆を少し加える。
I add a few finishing touches. - 私は絵のことはよくわからないが、この筆のタッチはすごいと思う。
I don't know much about painting, but I can tell that this brush has an excellent stroke feel to it. - 彼は筆で生計を立てている。
He earns his bread by writing.
Common phrases
- 筆を取る
- 筆を折る (ふでをおる) to break off writing
- 筆を持つ
- 筆で描く
- 筆が進む
- 筆で書く
- 筆を使う
- 筆を置く (ふでをおく) to stop writing
- 筆を入れる
- 筆を執る (ふでをとる) to pen
- 筆を加える
- 筆を揮う (ふでをふるう) to drive a quill (pen)
Words containing 筆
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