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.
Medieval manuscripts were written with quill pens.
He dipped the quill pen in ink and began writing a letter.
Standard kanji spelling; 羽根 means 'feather' and ペン is 'pen'.
Common abbreviated spelling; 羽 alone can also mean 'feather'.
Compound of 羽根 (hane, 'feather') and ペン (pen, from English). The spelling 羽ペン is a common abbreviation.