poor correspondent; dislike of writing; bad at writing
Describes a person who is reluctant to write letters, emails, or other correspondence, often due to laziness or lack of skill. Can refer to the trait or the person. Often contrasted with 筆まめ (a good correspondent).
See also: 筆まめ
He is a poor correspondent and hardly ever sends New Year's cards.
I want to overcome my dislike of writing, but I just can't seem to write letters.
筆まめ means a good or diligent correspondent, the opposite of 筆不精.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling using 無 instead of 不; both are used.
Compound of 筆 (writing brush, writing) and 不精 (laziness, indolence). The variant 筆無精 uses 無 (without) instead of 不 (not).