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随筆集 (ずいひつしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

随ずい筆ひつ集しゅう

ず

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ひ

つ

しゅ

う

Meanings

1

collection of essays; miscellany

Refers to a published volume of personal essays, literary jottings, or miscellaneous writings.

彼かれ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

。

His collection of essays records small everyday discoveries.

Kanji

随follow, though, notwithstanding
筆writing brush, writing, painting brush
集gather, meet, congregate
隨at the mercy of (the waves)

Related words

随ずい筆ひつ
随筆 is a single essay or the genre of essay writing; 随筆集 is a book-length collection of such essays.
エッセイ集しゅう
エッセイ集 is a more modern, loanword-based term for a collection of essays, often with a slightly more Western or contemporary feel.

Built from

随ずい筆ひつ+集しゅう

Written forms

随ずい筆ひつ集しゅう
Standard modern kanji spelling.
隨ずい筆ひつ集しゅう
Kyūjitai form; encountered in older publications.

Etymology

Compound of 随筆 (essay, miscellaneous writing) + 集 (collection).