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筆
fude
Description
「筆」は、字や絵をかくときに使う道具です。
"筆" is a tool used for writing characters or drawing pictures.
先に毛が付いていて、墨を付けて紙にきれいな線をかきます。
It has bristles at the tip, which are dipped in ink to draw clean lines on paper.
Meanings
筆fude
writing brush, calligraphy brush
筆で名前を書きました。
I wrote my name with a brush.
筆hitsu
counter for parcels of land or written items
土地を一筆買いました。
I bought a plot of land.
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Notes
- Etymology
筆 combines the bamboo radical with a hand holding a brush, showing its writing origin.
- Nuance
read fude as an everyday noun, but hitsu in compounds like 鉛筆 and 筆記.
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