土筆つくし

noun

fertile shoot of field horsetail; horsetail sprout

Refers to the edible young spring shoot of the field horsetail (Equisetum arvense), often foraged as a wild vegetable. The plant is also known as 杉菜 (すぎな).

See also: スギナ

• 春はるになると、土ど手てに土筆つくしがたくさん生はえる。

  In spring, many horsetail shoots grow on the embankment.

• 祖そ母ぼが土筆つくしの佃つくだ煮にを作つくってくれた。

  My grandmother made tsukudani from horsetail shoots for me.

noun

charred wooden stick for underdrawings; burnt-tip drawing stick

Only with reading どひつ

A traditional drawing tool: a wooden stick with a charred tip, used like charcoal for sketching underdrawings. Also called 焼き筆 (やきふで). Reading is どひつ.

See also: 焼き筆

• 日本にほん画がの下した絵えには、土ど筆ひつが使つかわれることがある。

  In Japanese painting, a charred stick (dohitsu) is sometimes used for underdrawings.