執筆

しっぴつ · shippitsu · JLPT N2 · noun

writing

🖋️ 執 = hold + 筆 = pen: hold a pen, so you are writing

執 means grasp or hold, and 筆 means brush or pen. Together they describe holding a pen to write, as in authoring a document, article, or book.

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