随ずい筆ひつ

noun

essay; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

A genre of personal, reflective, or informal prose writing. Often contrasted with structured academic essays; closer to the Western 'essay' in the Montaigne tradition. The cross-reference to エッセイ suggests a similar but not identical concept.

See also: エッセイ

• 彼かれは旅りょ行こうの思おもい出でを随ずい筆ひつにまとめた。

  He compiled his travel memories into an essay.

• この随ずい筆ひつ集しゅうには、日にち常じょうの小ちいさな発はっ見けんが綴つづられている。

  This collection of essays records small everyday discoveries.