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千枚通し (senmaidooshi) Japanese meaning: awl | Kotomora

千せん枚まい通どおし

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Meanings

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awl; eyeleteer

A pointed tool used for piercing holes in materials such as leather, paper, or cloth; also used for making eyelets.

革かわに穴あなを開あけるために千せん枚まい通どおしを使つかった

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I used an awl to make a hole in the leather.

Kanji

千thousand
枚sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
通traffic, pass through, avenue

Built from

千せん枚まい+通とおす

Etymology

Compound of 千枚 (senmai, 'a thousand sheets') and 通し (tōshi, 'piercing'), referring to a tool that can pierce through many sheets.