How to say 'Brush' in Japanese | ブラシ

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The Japanese word for Brush is 'Burashi', written as ブラシ in Japanese.

word

ブラシ

Meaning

Brush

Reading

Burashi

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ブラシ (burashi)' means 'brush'. It is a katakana loanword derived from the English word 'brush', and it refers to any tool with bristles used for cleaning, grooming, or painting. It is commonly used in contexts like hairbrushes, toothbrushes, or paintbrushes. For example: I bought a new brush「新しいブラシを買いました」(あたらしいブラシをかいました). Please clean the table with this brush「このブラシでテーブルを掃除してください」(このブラシでテーブルをそうじしてください). The word is versatile and can refer to brushes of various types and purposes.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6987

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ブラシ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ブ

Reading

katakana

ラ

Reading

katakana

シ

Reading

Shi

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'Burashi' means 'Brush' .

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