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Illustration of 執筆

執筆しっぴつ

しっぴつ shippitsu Play N2 Noun Suru verb Transitive

文章や本などを書くこと。 writing

Example 1

彼は小説の姉妹編を執筆中だ。

He is now writing a sister volume to his novel.

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Example 2

ホーキングは、その本ほんの執筆しっぴつを始はじめたとき、手てで書か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.

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Kanji breakdown

執

N1

tenacious; take hold; grasp; take to heart

On reading
シツ、シュウ
Kun reading
と.る
Radical
土

筆

N2

writing brush; writing; painting brush; handwriting

On reading
ヒツ
Kun reading
ふで
Radical
竹
Illustration of 筆者
N2

ひっしゃ

writer; author

Illustration of 筆記
N2

ひっき

(taking) notes; copying

Illustration of 随筆
N2

ずいひつ

essays; miscellaneous writings

Illustration of 万年筆
N5

まんねんひつ

fountain pen

Illustration of 鉛筆
N5

えんぴつ

pencil