筆硯

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 3
けん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ひつ) (hitsu, brush) + (けん) (ken, inkstone).

Noun[edit]

(ひっ)(けん) (hikken

  1. (formal, literary) brush and inkstone
  2. (formal, literary) a written composition
  3. The life of a writer