椽筆

Japanese

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

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 椽筆.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞mpʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

椽(てん)筆(ぴつ) • (tenpitsu) 

1. (literary) writing brush
   • 1915, “第貳編　オレゴン州”, in 在米の闘士, page 76:

     渡(と)米(べい)後(ご)旭(あさい)新(しん)聞(ぶん)記(き)者(しゃ)として椽(てん)筆(ぴつ)を [振(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

• 椽(てん)大(だい)の筆(ふで) (tendai no fude)