椽筆

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てん
Hyōgai
ひつ > ぴつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Literary Chinese 椽筆.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(てん)(ぴつ) (tenpitsu

  1. (literary) writing brush
    • 1915, “第貳編 オレゴン州”, in 在米の闘士, page 76:
      ()(べい)()(あさい)(しん)(ぶん)()(しゃ)として(てん)(ぴつ)を [(ふる)ふ]
      tobei-go Asahi Shinbun kisha to shite tenpitsu o [furuu]
      write (wield a pen) as a reporter for The Asahi Shimbun

Synonyms

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