シャープペンシル
also: シャープ・ペンシル · シャーペン
Meanings
1
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.
Usage patterns
- シャープペンシルで〈事〉を書くto write something with a mechanical pencil
I wrote my answers with a mechanical pencil during the test.
- シャープペンシルの芯the lead of a mechanical pencil
The lead in my mechanical pencil ran out, so I bought some new ones.
- シャープペンシルをノックするto click a mechanical pencil (to extend the lead)
I clicked the mechanical pencil to extend the lead.