1An essay — a piece of writing in which the author freely records personal experiences, observations, or thoughts, without following a fixed form; roughly equivalent to the English loanword 「エッセイ」 (essay).
彼女は旅行先での出来事を随筆にまとめた。
She put together the things that happened on her trip into an essay.
有名な作家の随筆集を読んで、日常の見方が変わった。
Reading a famous author's collection of essays changed the way I look at daily life.
新聞のコラム欄には毎週随筆が掲載される。
An essay is published in the newspaper's column section every week.