► 名詞
筆 [(2)ふで] meaning: pen rank: 3
☆ 彼はその作品を最後に筆を折った ⇨ He broke his pen, stop writing, after finishing the novel (☛ In the narrowest sense traditional writing brushes)
More examples:
- 学校で随筆の課題を与えられた ⇨ I was given a theme for an essay at school
 - この漢字の筆順は? ⇨ What is the spelling order of this kanji?
 - 筆不精をお許し下さい ⇨ Please forgive me for not writing to you for a long time
 - 大自然の筆舌に尽くし難い美しさ (だいしぜん) ⇨ The indescribable beauty of the mother nature
 - 鉛筆削り ⇨ A pencil sharpener
 - これは筆者の意見です ⇨ This is an opinion of the author of this article. This is my opinion
 - もっと筆を握る手の力を抜いて ⇨ You should relax your brush-holding hand
 - 彼女は三十近くの異なる筆を使い分ける ⇨ She uses about 30 different paint brushes (for different purposes)
 - 彼はナイフで鉛筆を削った ⇨ He sharpened a pencil with a knife
 - 彼が会社の筆頭株主だ ⇨ He is the leading shareholder of the company
 - 彼は売春宿で筆下ろしをした ⇨ He lost his virginity at a brothel
 - 彼は有名な随筆家だ ⇨ He is a famous essayist
 - 彼は新しい筆を下ろした ⇨ He broke in a new writing brush
 - 彼女は妹のラブレターを代筆した ⇨ She wrote a love letter for her little sister
 - 彼等は特筆すべき成果を上げた ⇨ They have achieved worthy-of-special-mention, noteworthy, results