Word details

執筆

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 執筆.

Dictionary

Entry

執筆しっぴつNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #12958
1

writing; authoring

Examples
ホーキングは、その本の執筆を始めたとき、手で書くことがまったくできなかった。
When he started the book, Hawking was unable to write by hand at all.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

執

tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart

11 strokesFrequency 800JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シツシュウ

Kun

と.る

Nanori

し
筆

writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

12 strokesFrequency 1,132JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヒツ

Kun

ふで

Nanori

はじめ

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