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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N2

1132 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

Kunyomi: ふで

Onyomi: ヒツ

Composition: 竹 聿

筆

Radical

Radical: 竹

Reading: たけかんむり

Meaning: bamboo

Strokes: 6

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Examples

Examples with audio

筆順(ひつじゅん)   stroke order

筆者(ひっしゃ)   writer, author

筆記試験(ひっきしけん)   written examination

随筆(ずいひつ)   essays, miscellaneous writings

毛筆(もうひつ)   writing brush

鉛筆(えんぴつ)   pencil

万年筆(まんねんひつ)   fountain pen

文筆業(ぶんぴつぎょう)   literary profession, writing

特筆する(とくひつする)   give special mention

執筆する(しっぴつする)   work on a writing project

筆(ふで)   writing brush

筆無精(ふでぶしょう)   poor correspondent

Onyomi Examples

筆 (フデ) writing brush, paintbrush, pen, writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush, writing (composing text), the written word, (land) lot, plot

筆順 (ヒツジュン) stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)

自筆 (ジヒツ) one's own handwriting, autograph, holograph

特筆 (トクヒツ) special mention

Kunyomi Examples

筆 (ふで) writing brush, paintbrush, pen, writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush, writing (composing text), the written word, (land) lot, plot

筆跡 (ひっせき) handwriting, calligraphy specimen, example of penmanship, holograph

面相筆 (めんそうふで) fine-point brushes

焼き筆 (やきふで) wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)

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