筆ひっ跡せき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

handwriting; penmanship

Refers to the style, shape, or characteristics of a person's writing by hand, often with a focus on its distinctiveness or quality.

彼かれの筆ひっ跡せきはとても読よ

み

やすい

。

His handwriting is very easy to read.

筆ひっ跡せき鑑かん定ていで本ほん人にんのものと確かく認にんされた。

It was confirmed to be his own through handwriting analysis.

2

noun

calligraphy specimen; holograph; example of penmanship

A physical sample of someone's writing, often valued as an autograph, historical document, or model of calligraphy.

この軸じくは空くう海かいの貴き重ちょうな筆ひっ跡せきです。
This scroll is a valuable calligraphy specimen by Kūkai.
有ゆう名めい作さっ家かの筆ひっ跡せきを集あつめている。
I collect holographs of famous authors.

Usage patterns

筆ひっ跡せきを鑑かん定ていするto have handwriting forensically examined/authenticated
警けい察さつは遺い書しょの筆ひっ跡せきを鑑かん定ていした。
The police had the handwriting on the will forensically examined.
筆ひっ跡せきが似にているfor handwriting to resemble someone else's
この手て紙がみは父ちちの筆ひっ跡せきに似にている。
This letter's handwriting resembles my father's.
筆ひっ跡せきを偽ぎ造ぞうするto forge someone's handwriting
犯はん人にんは上じょう司しの筆ひっ跡せきを偽ぎ造ぞうして署しょ名めいした。
The culprit forged his boss's handwriting to sign the document.
筆ひっ跡せきでわかるto be able to tell who wrote something by their handwriting
誰だれが書かいたか筆ひっ跡せきでわかった。
I could tell who wrote it just from the handwriting.

Kanji

筆writing brush, writing, painting brush
跡tracks, mark, print
蹟remains, traces, footprint
迹mark, print, impression

Related words

手しゅ跡せき sense 1
手跡 is a slightly old-fashioned literary word for a person's handwriting, while 筆跡 is the everyday and more analytical term used e.g. in forensic contexts.
筆ひっ致ち sense 1
筆致 focuses on the artistic manner or brushwork quality of writing/drawing, whereas 筆跡 focuses on the identifying trace of a specific person's hand.
書しょ体たい sense 1

Don't confuse with

筆ひっ記きN2sense 1
筆記 means the act of writing something down (e.g. note-taking or a written exam), while 筆跡 means the resulting distinctive trace or style of someone's handwriting.
達たっ筆ぴつN1
達筆 evaluates handwriting as skillful, while 筆跡 simply refers to the style or trace of someone's handwriting without judging its quality.
自じ筆ひつ
自筆 refers to the fact that a person wrote something themselves, whereas 筆跡 refers to the visual style or characteristics of someone's handwriting.

Word family

筆ひっ跡せき学がく
graphology
筆ひっ跡せき鑑かん定てい
handwriting analysis; handwriting verification

Written forms

筆跡Usage90%
- ひっせき
  Standard kanji form; also read ふであと in some contexts.
- ふであと
筆ひっ蹟せき

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 筆, “writing brush,” and 跡, “trace or mark,” referring to traces left in writing and hence to handwriting or penmanship.

書体 refers to a style or font of script shared by many writers, while 筆跡 refers to the unique, individual handwriting of one particular person.

手て書がきN2

筆跡 refers to the distinctive style or shape of a person's handwriting, while 手書き refers to the act or fact of writing by hand.

書しょ

筆跡 specifically means a person's distinctive handwriting style, a narrower sense of what 書 can mean in this context.

文ぶん筆ぴつ

筆跡 means someone's handwriting style, sharing the kanji 筆 with 文筆 but referring to a completely different concept.

Usage10%

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form; 蹟 is an older variant of 跡.

筆ひっ迹せき

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form; 迹 is an older variant of 跡.

ふであと