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筆 — writing brush

筆 means “writing brush”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ヒツ (hitsu). Kun'yomi: ふで (fude). You'll see it in words such as 筆 (fude, “writing brush; paintbrush”).

筆
Stroke order of 筆
Meaning
writing brush
On'yomi
ヒツ (hitsu)
Kun'yomi
ふで (fude)
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Things 2

How to remember 筆

Bamboo (竹) with a brush (聿) tip: a writing brush.

Parts: 竹 bamboo · 聿 brush

Words with 筆

WordReadingMeaning
筆ふで fude kunwriting brush; paintbrush

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Things 2” set

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