シャープペンシル

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from sharp +‎ pencil.

Genericized trademark of Sharp from the Sharp Corporation, which was one of the earliest manufacturers of mechanical pencils in Japan.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) シャープペンシル [shàápú péꜜǹshìrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠ːpɯ̟̊ pẽ̞ɰ̃ɕiɾɯ̟]

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Korean: 샤프펜슬 (syapeupenseul), 샤프펜실 (syapeupensil), 샤프 (syapeu)

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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