紙かみ綴つづ器き

noun

stapler; paper fastener

Rare term; in modern Japanese, ホチキス is the overwhelmingly common word for 'stapler'. This kanji spelling is seldom encountered outside older texts or specialized contexts.

See also: ホチキス

• 古ふるい文ぶん具ぐ店てんの看かん板ばんに「紙かみ綴つづ器き」と書かいてあった。

  On the sign of an old stationery shop, '紙綴器' was written.