Essays; short miscellaneous literary writings or jottings—similar to an essay.
彼女は新聞に随筆を連載している。
She writes a regular column of essays in the newspaper.
随筆集を読んで作家の考え方に触れた。
I read a collection of essays and got a sense of the author's way of thinking.
大学で随筆を書く授業を取った。
I took a course at university on writing essays.