Vocabulary

What does 執筆 (しっぴつ, shippitsu) mean?

執筆 (しっぴつ, shippitsu) means writing (of an article, book).

Quick facts
Reading	しっぴつ
Romaji	shippitsu
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

執筆しっぴつ

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshippitsu

writing (of an article, book)

Example sentences

この記事(きじ)の執筆(しっぴつ)には三(さん)か月(げつ)かかりました。
Writing this article took three months.
先生(せんせい)は今(いま)、新(あたら)しい小説(しょうせつ)を執筆(しっぴつ)しています。
The teacher is currently writing a new novel.