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勅筆 (chokuhitsu) Japanese meaning: imperial autograph | Kotomora

勅ちょく筆ひつ

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Meanings

1

imperial autograph; imperial handwriting

Refers to writing or a document personally brushed by an emperor. Formal and historical in tone.

この寺てらには、天皇てんのうの勅ちょく筆ひつが残のこされている。
This temple preserves an imperial autograph by the emperor.

Kanji

勅imperial order
筆writing brush, writing, painting brush

Related words

宸筆しんぴつ
Also means 'imperial handwriting', but 宸筆 is more literary and often used in historical or poetic contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 勅 (imperial command) and 筆 (brush/writing). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'imperial autograph'.