ひつ
Meanings
Noun
1. writing brush; paintbrush; pen
2. writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; penmanship; something drawn with a brush
3. writing (composing text); the written word
when read as "ふで"
Counter
4. (land) lot; plot
when read as "ひつ"
Kanji used
writing brush
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (53 in total)
writing on someone's behalf
one's own handwriting; autograph
communicating in writing
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
slate pencil
(writing, painting) brush
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
strength of a brushstroke
editor-in-chief
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
poor handwriting
rapid writing
red-ink brush
artist's brush
stationery; pen and ink; writing materials
fine brush or pencil; small or fine handwriting
written record
outstanding work of calligraphy
illiteracy
stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)
literary talent; clever style
forged handwriting; plagiarism
retouch; correction; improvement
pen or pencil
skillful penmanship; skilled calligrapher
pen and paper; writing
brushwork; writing
the same handwriting
misrepresentation; falsification
historical writing
outline; synopsis; summary; simplified form of a kanji
writing with an upright brush (using just the tip to create a narrower stroke); frank writing; writing the bare facts
someone else writing; someone else's writing
translation
first writing (of the New Year)
(lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words
brush; penmanship
(wielding a) vicious or poison pen
abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages
consolidation of lots; land consolidation
boundary (e.g. of property)
question and answer in writing; written reply to a written question
Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)
painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)
worthless painting and writing
excellent literary work
unrefined penmanship
imperial autograph
Examples (1 in total)
He earns his bread by writing.