執筆

しっぴつ

writing

What does 執筆 mean?

執筆 is a Japanese noun meaning writing in English. It is written as 執筆 in kanji, しっぴつ in hiragana, and shippitsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ホーキングは、その本の執筆を始めたとき、手で書くことがまったくできなかった。

When he started the book, Hawking was unable to write by hand at all.