文筆家

Reading

Kana: ぶんぴつか

Romaji: bunpitsuka

Definition

noun

1

writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

筆

Readings: ヒツ、 ふで

Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

Example Sentence

チャーチルは偉大(いだい)な政治家(せいじか)であるばかりではなく、偉大(いだい)な文筆家(ぶんぴつか)でもあった。

➥In addition to being a great statesman, Churchill was a great writer.