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 |
