筆 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「竹」
- On
- ヒツ
- Kun
- ふで
- Meaning
- writing brush
Origin
竹 (bamboo) + 聿 (a hand holding a brush) — a brush made with a bamboo handle: a 'writing brush'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヒツ | 筆力・筆記・毛筆 |
|---|---|
| ふで | 筆・筆先 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 筆記ひっき
writing, taking notes
- 鉛筆えんぴつ
pencil
Example
筆で 名前を 書きます。
I write my name with a brush.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)