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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: たけかんむり

Meaning: bamboo

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

順(ひつじゅん)   stroke order

者(ひっしゃ)   writer, author

記試験(ひっきしけん)   written examination

(ずいひつ)   essays, miscellaneous writings

(もうひつ)   writing brush

(えんぴつ)   pencil

万年(まんねんひつ)   fountain pen

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

する(とくひつする)   give special mention

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

(ふで)   writing brush

無精(ふでぶしょう)   poor correspondent

Onyomi Examples

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

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

ジヒツ one's own handwriting, autograph, holograph

トクヒツ special mention

Kunyomi Examples

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

ひっせき handwriting, calligraphy specimen, example of penmanship, holograph

面相 めんそうふで fine-point brushes

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