fudepen

fudepen

English

Alternative forms

• fude-pen, fude pen

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 筆ペン (fudepen), a compound of Japanese 筆 (fude, “brush”) and Japanese ペン (pen, “pen”, a borrowing from English pen).

Noun

fudepen (plural fudepens)

1. Synonym of brush pen
   • 1998 October 12, Charles Eicher, sci.lang.japan, Usenet:

     I've seen some people do rather nice calligraphy with a fudepen, in various sizes and styles.

   • 2009, Julie A. Jacko, Human-Computer Interaction. Novel Interaction Methods and Techniques, →ISBN, page 510:

     When using a fudepen, the ink flow increases when a stronger grip is used to apply more pressure, so the stroke width changes depending on the strength of the grip.

   • 2013, Cayetano Sanchez & ‎El Cuervo, Budo for Budoka, page 32:

     It is also now possible to use a fudepen (of fude, brush and pen), portable brush with ink tank.