直筆

Verb

 * 1)  to record something in an honest and straightforward manner, without embellishment or omission

Etymology 1


From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

This reading uses the goon of jiki for the first character and the kan'on of hitsu for the second character, possibly suggesting an innovation in the reading within Japanese after the initial borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) the act of writing something oneself by hand
 * 2) the resulting handwritten document or writing:
 * 3) one's own handwriting
 * 4) a holograph, an autograph

Verb

 * 1) to write something oneself by hand

Etymology 2
From compound. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

This reading uses the kan'on for both characters, suggesting either a later borrowing of the term as a whole, or a shift in reading influenced by other later borrowings.

Noun

 * 1) an honest and straightforward record of something, without embellishment or omission
 * 2) holding a brush vertically when writing to use the tip of the brush
 * 3) the act of writing something oneself by hand
 * 4) the resulting handwritten document or writing:
 * 5) one's own handwriting
 * 6) a holograph, an autograph

Usage notes
For the  senses, this reading appears to be less common than jikihitsu above.

Antonyms

 * : an embellished story, a tall tale
 * : holding a brush at an angle to use the body of the brush

Verb

 * 1) to record something in an honest and straightforward manner, without embellishment or omission
 * 2) to hold a brush vertically when writing to use the tip of the brush
 * 3) to write something oneself by hand

Usage notes
For the  sense, this reading appears to be less common than jikihitsu above.

Antonyms

 * : to write an embellished story, to write a tall tale
 * : to hold a brush at an angle to use the body of the brush