Japanese symbol for “essays”
随筆
ずいひつ
Romaji: zuihitsu
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
In Japanese, essays is 随筆, read ずいひつ (zuihitsu).
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Meanings
- n essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
Written forms: 随筆、隨筆. Readings: ずいひつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “essays”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エッセー | エッセー essee | Essays (of Michel de Montaigne) |
| 随想録 | ずいそうろく zuisouroku | essays; collection of miscellaneous thoughts |
| 随想録 | ずいそうろく zuisouroku | Essays (of Michel de Montaigne) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 随分 | ずいぶん zuibun | very; extremely; surprisingly |
| 随時 | ずいじ zuiji | whenever necessary; as needed; as required |
| 随所 | ずいしょ zuisho | everywhere; all over the place; here and there |
| 追随 | ついずい tsuizui | following (in the footsteps of) |
| 随意 | ずいい zuii | voluntary; optional; free |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ shippitsu | writing; authoring |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ enpitsu | (wooden) pencil |
| 筆者 | ひっしゃ hissha | writer; author |
See also: Chinese symbol for “essays”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.