[筆] Handwritten Kanji for brush and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “筆” (fude); Kanji for “brush”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “筆” (fude)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “筆”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
筆	ヒツ ふで	hitsu fude	12	竹	brush

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “筆”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
絵筆	えふで	Efude	Paintbrush
習字の筆	しゅうじのふで	Shūji no fude	Calligraphy brush
筆ペン	ふでぺん	Fude pen	Brush pen