文ぶん筆ぴつ家か

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Meanings

Refers to someone who makes a living through writing, especially literary or professional writing. Slightly formal and often used in professional or descriptive contexts.

彼かれは文ぶん筆ぴつ家かとして生せい計けいを立たてている。
He makes a living as a writer.
その文ぶん筆ぴつ家かは多おおくの随ずい筆ひつを発はっ表ぴょうした。
That literary person published many essays.

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Kanji

文sentence, literature, style
筆writing brush, writing, painting brush
家house, home, family

Related words

エッセイスト
文筆家 is a general term for someone who earns a living by writing in various forms, while エッセイスト narrows this to essay writing specifically.
小しょう説せつ家か
文筆家 is a broader, more formal term for someone who earns a living by writing, while 小説家 narrows this to writers of novels.
作さっ家かN3
文筆家 is a slightly formal term emphasizing someone who makes a living by writing (essays, articles, etc.), while 作家 more strongly suggests creative or literary works like novels.

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Etymology

Compound of 文筆 (writing, literary activity) and 家 (person, specialist). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used since at least the Meiji period to denote professional writers.