ロケット鉛筆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉛 筆
えん
Grade: S 		ひつ > ぴつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

ロケット (roketto, “rocket”) +‎ 鉛筆 (enpitsu, “pencil”). Likely named such due to the resemblance of the pieces to a space rocket.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ロケットえんぴつ [ròkéttó éꜜǹpìtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ke̞t̚to̞ ẽ̞mpʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

ロケット鉛(えん)筆(ぴつ) • (roketto enpitsu) 

  1. pop-a-point pencil (type of mechanical pencil characterized by its tips being embedded in cartridge-like refills that fill its barrel)
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