絵筆

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ふで
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
繪筆 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ふで) (efude

  1. paintbrush
    • 1935, 寺田寅彦, 柿の種:
      (わたし)(こころ)みに絵筆(えふで)()って、その(なか)(ひと)つを画布(がふ)(うえ)(うつ)してみた。
      Watashi wa kokoromi ni efude o totte, sono naka no hitotsu o gafu no ue ni utsushite mita.
      I took a paintbrush and attempted to reproduce one of them on the canvas.