筆をとる

hitsu o toru

to pick up a writing brush

彼は筆をとって書き始めた。

He picked up his brush and started writing.

formal

To take a writing brush in one's hand, typically to begin writing or painting with ink.

彼女は筆をとって、美しい漢字を書いた。

She picked up her brush and wrote beautiful kanji.

This phrase is commonly used in contexts involving traditional Japanese calligraphy or painting.

Collocations

筆をとるto pick up a brush筆を置くto put down a brush

to put down a brush

This phrase is deeply tied to Japanese artistic traditions, especially calligraphy and ink painting.

Composed of '筆' (brush) and 'とる' (to take), reflecting the action of picking up a writing tool.

This phrase is often used in formal or artistic contexts, particularly in traditional Japanese calligraphy (書道) or painting.

筆

brush

root

を

particle marking the object

particle

とる

to take

verb

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