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筆

Kanji 筆: meaning "Writing Brush, Writing, Painting Brush", readings, stroke order

The kanji 筆 means "Writing Brush, Writing, Painting Brush". On'yomi: ヒツ; kun'yomi: ふで. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Writing Brush, Writing, Painting Brush
On'yomi
ヒツ
Kun'yomi
ふで
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 筆

  • 鉛筆 えんぴつ — pencil
  • 万年筆 まんねんひつ — fountain pen
  • 筆 ふで — writing brush
  • 執筆 しっぴつ — writing
  • 随筆 ずいひつ — essays, miscellaneous writings
  • 筆記 ひっき — note taking, writing
  • 筆者 ひっしゃ — writer, author

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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