ひっ
筆
けん
硯

noun

  1. writing brush and inkstone.
  2. writing, composition.
  3. daily life of a writer. Epistolary style.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ひっ
筆
けん
硯
 筆硯 ひっけん
ひっ
筆
けん
研
 筆研 ひっけん

Contained Kanji 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)
inkstone
すずり　ケン (Kentei Pre-1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
see, hopes, chances
み.る　ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)