筆記用具（ひっきようぐ、hiっkiyougu）
- writing implement

The Japanese word 筆記用具 ひっきようぐ means "writing instruments" or "stationery." It refers to the various tools used for writing, drawing, and marking on paper or other surfaces. This includes pens, pencils, erasers, and other related items. The word combines "writing" and "tools".

⚫︎宿題をするために、筆記用具を準備しました。 Translation: I prepared my writing instruments to do my homework. ⚫︎筆記用具は学校で必須です。 Translation: Writing instruments are essential at school. ⚫︎この店には、様々な種類の筆記用具があります。 Translation: This store has various types of writing instruments.

This word is used in everyday conversation and formal settings when talking about items used for writing or drawing. You can use it when referring to your own supplies, asking about someone else's, or describing a location where these items are sold.

筆記用具 is typically written using the kanji 筆 (fude, brush) for "writing," 記 (ki, to record) for "to note," 用 (you, use) for "use," and 具 (gu, tool) for "tool." The reading is ひっきようぐ (hirrkiyougu) in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word. The okurigana (送りがな) is standard.

There aren't direct synonyms that encompass the full meaning, but related words include: ⚫︎文房具 (bunbougu) - stationery ⚫︎ペン (pen) - pen ⚫︎鉛筆 (enpitsu) - pencil ⚫︎文具 (bungu) - stationery supplies

There are no direct antonyms for 筆記用具. The concept of "not a writing instrument" would need a descriptive phrase rather than a single word.

面接に筆記用具を持っていくのを忘れました。 ・Translation: I forgot to bring writing instruments to the interview. ・Explanation: This sentence describes forgetting to bring pens or pencils to a job interview.

新しい筆記用具を買うために、文房具屋に行きました。 ・Translation: I went to a stationery store to buy new writing instruments. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of going to a store specifically to purchase pens, pencils, and other writing tools.

The word 筆記用具 is a compound word. 筆記 (hikki) comes from the combination of 筆 (fude), historically a brush, but now representing "writing," and 記 (ki), meaning "to record" or "to note." 用具 (yougu) means "tools" or "implements" for a specific purpose, in this case, for writing and recording.