12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

Kun'yomi
  • writing brush ②writing with a brush ③(land) lot
On'yomi
  • ヒツ
    writing brush ②writing with a brush ③(land) lot
Nanori
  • はじめ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヒツ 72.9%
ふで 27.1%

Character Breakdown

writing brush, writing, painting brush
ヒツ ふで はじめ (3rd, N2)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
brush, finally, self
イチ イツ ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)

Common Words

brush tip ②first on a list ③head
writing brush ②writing with a brush ③(land) lot
one stroke (of a brush) ②a few lines (of writing) ③writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush) ④parcel (of land)
beginning to write
handwriting ②calligraphy specimen
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References

Unicode hex code 7B46
JIS X 0208 1-41-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3397
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4288
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2677
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3317
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1718
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2335
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 943
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 940
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1769
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 69
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25987
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 569
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 130
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 130
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 701
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 794
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 400
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 410
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 355
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1481
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 952
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f6.1
Four corner code 8850.7
De Roo Code 2355