also: シャープ・ペンシル · シャーペン
mechanical pencil; propelling pencil
A pencil with a replaceable, mechanically extendable lead; the standard term in Japanese. Often abbreviated to シャーペン in casual contexts.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from sharp pencil
See also: シャーペン
Please bring a mechanical pencil to the exam.
The lead of my mechanical pencil broke.
I wrote my answers with a mechanical pencil during the test.
The lead in my mechanical pencil ran out, so I bought some new ones.
I clicked the mechanical pencil to extend the lead.