ホッチキス

also: ホチキス

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JLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Standard term for a stapler, derived from the American brand 'Hotchkiss'. Used for both the device and the act of stapling.

書しょ類るいをホッチキスでとめる。
I staple the documents with a stapler.
ホッチキスの針はりが切きれた。
The stapler ran out of staples.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をホッチキスで留とめるto staple something together
資し料りょうをホッチキスで留とめておいた。
I stapled the documents together beforehand.
ホッチキスをかけるto use a stapler (on something)
プリントの角かどにホッチキスをかけた。
I put a staple in the corner of the printout.

Related words

ステープラー
ホッチキス is the everyday, universally used word for a stapler in Japan, while ステープラー is a rarer, more formal English loanword for the same device.

Don't confuse with

針はりN3
ホッチキス is the stapler machine itself, whereas 針 refers to the staple that the stapler drives into paper.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Word family

ホッチキス芯しん
staple (for a stapler)

Written forms

ホッチキスUsage63%
Most common spelling, reflecting the original brand name 'Hotchkiss'.
ホチキスUsage37%
Common variant spelling without the small ッ.

Etymology

From the American stapler brand 'Hotchkiss'. The spelling ホッチキス reflects the original pronunciation, while ホチキス is a common variant.