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筆 ふで N3

  1. paintbrush; pen; writing brush
  2. drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush; writing with a brush
  3. the written word; writing (composing text)
  4. (land) lot; plot

筆者 ひっしゃ N2

  1. author; writer

筆記 ひっき N2

  1. (taking) notes; copying

筆名 ひつめい

  1. alias; nom de plume; pen name; pseudonym

筆記用具 ひっきようぐ

  1. writing implement; writing tool

筆記試験 ひっきしけん

  1. written examination

筆跡 ひっせき

  1. handwriting
  2. calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

筆順 ひつじゅん

  1. stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)

筆頭 ひっとう

  1. brush tip
  2. first on a list
  3. chief; head

筆おろし ふでおろし

  1. using a new brush for the first time
  2. doing something for the first time
  3. man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
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