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    3. 硬筆

    硬筆

    硬こう筆ひつ

    pen or pencil

    KMT10News #37+1NounArt & DesignKanji Vocab24 strokes

    こうひつ

    Noun

    1.
    pen or pencil

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    硬こう筆ひつで文も字じを書かく。

    To write characters with a pen or pencil.

    KMT8Art & DesignEducation
    子こ供どもの頃ころから硬こう筆ひつで絵えを描かくのが好すきだった。

    I liked drawing pictures with a pen or pencil since childhood.

    KMT9Art & DesignDaily Life
    彼かれは硬こう筆ひつ書しょ道どうの練れん習しゅうをしている。

    He is practicing hard-pen calligraphy.

    KMT10Art & DesignEducation
    硬こう筆ひつと毛もう筆ひつでは、表ひょう現げんの仕し方かたが大おおきく異ことなる。

    The method of expression differs greatly between hard-pen and brush-pen.

    KMT10Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    小しょう学がっ校こうでは、硬こう筆ひつの授じゅ業ぎょうで正ただしい文も字じの書かき方かたを学まなぶ。

    In elementary school, we learn how to write characters correctly in hard-pen classes.

    KMT10EducationArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    硬
    かた.い…(1)
    stiff・hard
    筆
    ふで…(2)
    writing brush・writing・painting brush・handwriting
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