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休筆 (きゅうひつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

休きゅう筆ひつ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

taking a break from writing; suspension of writing

Used when a writer, author, or calligrapher temporarily stops writing or publishing. Often implies a formal or announced hiatus.

作さっ家かは健けん康こう上じょうの理り由ゆうで休きゅう筆ひつを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The author announced a break from writing due to health reasons.
連れん載さいを休

きゅう

筆ひつ

し

て

、

取しゅ

材ざい

旅りょ

行こう

に

出で

かける

。

I'm suspending the serialization and going on a research trip.

Kanji

休rest, day off, retire
筆writing brush, writing, painting brush

Similar words

執しっ筆ぴつ
執筆 means 'writing' or 'penning' a work, while 休筆 specifically refers to taking a break from that activity.
中ちゅう断だん
中断 is a general term for 'interruption' or 'suspension' of any activity, whereas 休筆 is limited to writing or literary work.

Etymology

Compound of 休 (rest, break) and 筆 (writing brush), literally 'resting the brush'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for ceasing an activity associated with a tool.