一筆 – Vocabulary details

一ひと筆ふで

Noun

1. one stroke (of a brush)

2. a few lines (of writing); note; short letter; (dropping) a line

3. writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush)

4. parcel (of land)

5. same handwriting

when read as "いっぴつ"

one

writing brush

ひ

と

ふで

① 1を表す接頭辞。

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。

to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)

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