落らく筆ひつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

initial brush stroke in calligraphy

Refers to the first stroke of the brush when beginning a piece of calligraphy. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

• 先せん生せいは落らく筆ひつの瞬しゅん間かんに息いきを止とめた。

  The teacher held his breath at the moment of the initial brush stroke.

• 落らく筆ひつする前まえに、墨すみの濃こさを確たしかめる。

  Before making the first stroke, I check the thickness of the ink.