一いっ筆ぴつ

noun

one stroke of a brush

Refers to a single brushstroke in calligraphy or painting. Often used in artistic contexts.

• 彼かれは一いっ筆ぴつで見み事ごとな線せんを描えがいた。

  He drew a splendid line with a single brushstroke.

noun

a few lines; short note; brief letter

Used for a short written message, often in expressions like 一筆啓上 or 一筆箋. Implies brevity and informality.

• お礼れいの一いっ筆ぴつをしたためる。

  I write a short note of thanks.

• 一いっ筆ぴつ箋せんにメッセージを書かいた。

  I wrote a message on a short letter pad.

noun

writing in one go; continuous brushstroke

Describes writing or drawing without lifting the brush, often in calligraphy. The reading ひとふで is common here.

• この文も字じは一ひと筆ふでで書かかれている。

  This character is written in one continuous stroke.

noun

parcel of land

Used in legal or real estate contexts to refer to a single plot or lot of land. Often appears in documents.

• この一いっ筆ぴつの土と地ちは広ひろさが約やく百ひゃく坪つぼです。

  This parcel of land is about 100 tsubo in size.

noun

same handwriting

Only with reading いっぴつ

Indicates that a piece of writing is in the same hand as another. Restricted to the reading いっぴつ.

• この署しょ名めいは本ほん人にんの一いっ筆ぴつに間ま違ちがいない。

  This signature is unmistakably in the same handwriting as the person's own.