noun
quill pen; quill
A writing instrument made from a large bird feather, historically used before modern pens. The word can refer to the feather itself or the whole pen.
中世の写本は羽根ペンで書かれた。
Medieval manuscripts were written with quill pens.
彼は羽根ペンにインクをつけて手紙を書き始めた。
He dipped the quill pen in ink and began writing a letter.
万年筆 is a fountain pen, a modern writing instrument with an internal ink reservoir, while 羽根ペン is a traditional quill pen made from a feather.
ボールペン is a ballpoint pen, a common modern pen, whereas 羽根ペン is an old-fashioned writing tool.
Compound of 羽根 (hane, 'feather') and ペン (pen, from English). The spelling 羽ペン is a common abbreviation.