ふで
Meanings
Noun
1. 墨を用いて文字を書いたり、絵の具を用いて絵を描くのに用いる道具。木や竹製の軸の先に毛を束ねたものをはめ、墨や絵の具を染み込ませて用いる。毛筆。
2. 毛筆以外の筆記具をしゃれて言う言葉。
3. 文章や絵画をかくこと。
抽象的表現として
Kanji used
writing brush
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
① 筆の先のこと。② 書き始め。③ 連名で書かれた者のうち一番目のもの。④ 多くの物や人の中で第一位にあること。最もすぐれたもの、代表的なもの。
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
① 絵を描くのに用いる筆。
to pen; to write; to draw
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
tip of brush
to break off writing
calligraphy pen
good correspondent; ready writer
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
brushmaker (calligraphy); brush seller
pen or brush stand
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
① 筆の穂先を洗うための器。
habits of handwriting; handwriting idiosyncrasies; style of writing; style of painting
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
fine-point brushes
to drive a quill (pen); to wield the writing brush
to write well; to be a good writer; to wield a facile pen
fudegaki (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
good correspondent; ready writer
wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
faint or blurry way of writing with a brush
graptolite (extinct Paleozoic era invertebrate)
Examples (1 in total)
He earns his bread by writing.