Japanese

Noun

絵筆 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 繪筆, hiragana えふで, romaji efude)

1. paintbrush
   • 1935, 寺田寅彦, 柿の種:

     私 (わたし)は試 (こころ)みに絵筆 (えふで)を取 (と)って、その中 (なか)の一 (ひと)つを画布 (がふ)の上 (うえ)に写 (うつ)してみた。

     Watashi wa kokoromi ni efude o totte, sono naka no hitotsu o gafu no ue ni utsushite mita.

     I took a paintbrush and attempted to reproduce one of them on the canvas.