| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | writing |
| 筆 | ふで | writing brush |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ | writer, author |
| 筆記 | ひっき | (taking) notes, copying |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ | pencil |
| 随筆 | ずいひつ | essays, miscellaneous writings |
| 主筆 | しゅひつ | editor-in-chief |
| 毛筆 | もうひつ | (writing, painting) brush |
| 祐筆 | ゆうひつ | private secretary, amanuensis |
| 筆塚 | ふでづか | mound covering reverently buried old brushes |
| 筆舌 | ひつぜつ | written and spoken words, description |
| 筆頭 | ひっとう | brush tip, first on a list |
| 自筆 | じひつ | one's own handwriting |
| 色鉛筆 | いろえんぴつ | color pencil, colour pencil |
| 鉛筆柏槙 | えんぴつびゃくしん, エンピツビャクシン | eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) |