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Zach

筆

Readings

Kana: ヒツ、ふで
Romaji: hitsu, fude
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Name Reading

Kana: くし
Romaji: kushi
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Meanings

writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  118
Frequency:  1132
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-6-6
Korean Reading:  pil
Chinese Reading:  bi3
Unicode:  7b46
JIS:  492E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2677
Nelson Index: 3397
New Nelson Index: 4288
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f6.1
Four Corner Index: 8850.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 569
Gakken Index: 940
Japanese Names Index: 1769
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25987
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0766
Remembering the kanji Index: 943
Kanji Flashcards Index: 794
Kodansha Compact Index: 1481
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 400
Kanji in Context Index: 355
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1718
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2335
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 952
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1014
Essential Kanji Index: 69
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3317
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2355
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 701
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 410

Words

筆 (ふで)
writing brush
筆頭 (ひっとう、ふでがしら)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
随筆 (ずいひつ)
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
加筆 (かひつ)
correction; improvement; revision
鉛筆 (えんぴつ)
pencil
執筆 (しっぴつ)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
特筆 (とくひつ)
special mention
筆記 (ひっき)
(taking) notes; copying
自筆 (じひつ)
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
筆名 (ひつめい)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
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