Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing

    see 筆まめ

    彼女は筆不精だ。
    She is a poor correspondent.

Also written 筆無精【ふでぶしょう】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

Kun
ふで
On
ヒツ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1132 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

はじめ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-6SKIP code
6f6.1The Kanji Dictionary
8850.7Four corner code
2355deroo
7b46Unicode hex code
1-41-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3397Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4288New Nelson (John Haig)
2677New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3317Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1718Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2335Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
943Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1014Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
940A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1769Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
69Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25987Morohashi
569A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
130Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
130Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
701sakade
794Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
400henshall3
410Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
355Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1481Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
952Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bi3Pinyin reading
pilKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
101 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1, 3-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.2The Kanji Dictionary
1090.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0dUnicode hex code
1-41-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
17Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13New Nelson (John Haig)
3434New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
134A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
94Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
130Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19Morohashi
572A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
94Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500sakade
104Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600henshall3
444Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
103crowley
422Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
10Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4, bu2Pinyin reading
bu, bulKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Kun
しら.げるくわ.しい
On
セイショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
752 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

きよ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6b8.1The Kanji Dictionary
9592.7Four corner code
1046deroo
7cbeUnicode hex code
1-32-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4411New Nelson (John Haig)
1366New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1729Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
924Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1535Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1655Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
672A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2131Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
457Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26997PMorohashi
725A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
659Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
670Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
647sakade
806Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
748henshall3
792Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
439crowley
877Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1500Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1549Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing1Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level