文ぶん鎮ちん

noun

paperweight

A weight placed on papers to keep them from scattering; often a decorative object used in calligraphy or office settings.

• 書しょ道どうのときに文ぶん鎮ちんで半はん紙しを押おさえる。

  When doing calligraphy, I hold down the paper with a paperweight.

• 机つくえの上うえの書しょ類るいが風かぜで飛とばないように文ぶん鎮ちんを置おいた。

  I placed a paperweight on the documents on my desk so they wouldn't blow away in the wind.