Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 執筆する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 執しっ 筆ぴつ する 執しっ 筆ぴつ しない Polite 執しっ 筆ぴつ します 執しっ 筆ぴつ しません Past polite 執しっ 筆ぴつ しました 執しっ 筆ぴつ しませんでした Past 執しっ 筆ぴつ した 執しっ 筆ぴつ しなかった Te-form 執しっ 筆ぴつ して 執しっ 筆ぴつ しないで Desire 執しっ 筆ぴつ したい 執しっ 筆ぴつ したくない Potential 執しっ 筆ぴつ できる 執しっ 筆ぴつ できない Passive 執しっ 筆ぴつ される 執しっ 筆ぴつ されない Causative 執しっ 筆ぴつ させる 執しっ 筆ぴつ させない Causative passive 執しっ 筆ぴつ させられる 執しっ 筆ぴつ させられない Volitional 執しっ 筆ぴつ しよう Polite volitional 執しっ 筆ぴつ しましょう Imperative 執しっ 筆ぴつ しろ 執しっ 筆ぴつ するな Conditional 執しっ 筆ぴつ すれば 執しっ 筆ぴつ しなければ Tara conditional 執しっ 筆ぴつ したら 執しっ 筆ぴつ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 執しっ 筆ぴつ する to write/author (a book, article, etc.)
He is writing a new novel.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 執しっ 筆ぴつ を 依い 頼らい する to commission someone to write something
The publisher commissioned a famous author to write it.
執しっ 筆ぴつ に 専せん 念ねん する to devote oneself entirely to writing
She quit her job to devote herself to writing.
執しっ 筆ぴつ に 取と り 組く む to work hard on writing (a project)
The author is working on writing his next work.
Kanji 執 tenacious, take hold, grasp 筆 writing brush, writing, painting brush Related words· 7 著作 emphasizes authorship and the resulting work (often with legal/IP connotations), while 執筆 focuses on the physical act of writing it.
記述 is a general term for describing or recording something in writing, whereas 執筆 specifically means composing a formal piece for publication.
創作 stresses the creative, original nature of the writing (e.g. fiction), while 執筆 simply refers to the act of writing regardless of originality.
書く is the plain, everyday verb for writing anything, while 執筆 is a formal noun used for authoring articles, books, or reports.
Show 3 more Show fewer 執筆する is the common, neutral verb for writing an article or book, while 著す is more literary and emphasizes authorship of a substantial work.
執筆 refers to the concrete act of writing a specific piece or manuscript, while 文筆 refers more broadly to literary writing as an ongoing pursuit or profession.
執筆 focuses on the act of writing a manuscript itself, while 寄稿 emphasizes submitting that finished piece to a publication.
Word family writer; author; contributor
at the time of writing; as of this writing
writing life; life as a writer
Etymology From 執 (hold, take) and 筆 (writing brush), literally 'to take up the brush', referring to the act of writing.
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