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鉛筆削り (えんぴつけずり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鉛えん筆ぴつ削けずり

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Meanings

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noun

pencil sharpener

A device for sharpening pencils. Common everyday item.

鉛えん筆ぴつ削けずりで鉛えん筆ぴつを削けずる。
I sharpen a pencil with a pencil sharpener.

Kanji

鉛lead
筆

writing brush, writing, painting brush

削plane, sharpen, whittle

Etymology

Compound of 鉛筆 (pencil) and 削り (sharpening), from 削る (to sharpen).