# 筆 — Writing Brush

Frequency rank 786 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 池 (Pond), less common than 之 (Of).

- On’yomi: ひつ
- Kun’yomi: ふで
- Radical: 竹 Bamboo (Kangxi 118)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Bamboo on top is split and shaped into a brush below -- a bamboo-handled brush is the classic writing brush.

In words:

- 筆 ふで — writing brush
- 鉛筆 えんぴつ — pencil
- 筆者 ひっしゃ — writer,author

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