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筆

writing brush
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingヒツ
Kun readingふで
  1. paintbrush
  2. pen
  3. writing with a brush
  4. drawing with a brush

Popular Usage

鉛筆万年筆執筆随筆

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · brush

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1014

Compound words

彼は筆で生計を立てている。
He earns his bread by writing.tatoeba
彼は先の細い鉛筆を使う。
He uses a pencil with a fine point.tatoeba
彼は水彩絵具を短くほぼ直角の筆使いで用いた。
He used watercolors in short vertical brush-strokes.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 筆

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step