noun

  1. writing brush and inkstone. Messages.form.
  2. writing, composition. Messages.form.
  3. daily life of a writer. Used in letters.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
筆硯 ひっけん
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)