紙かみ綴つづ器きMeanings1nounstapler; paper fastenerrare termRare 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: ホッ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.