シャープペンシル

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English sharp + pencil.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) シャープペ​ンシル [shàápú péꜜǹshìrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠ːpɯ̟̊ᵝ pẽ̞ɰ̃ɕiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

シャープペンシル (counter 本, rōmaji shāpu penshiru)

  1. a mechanical pencil (US) / a propelling pencil (UK)

Synonyms

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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