JLPT N5 · Noun

鉛筆 (enpitsu)

鉛筆 (えんぴつ, enpitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “(wooden) pencil”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: えんぴつ
Romaji: enpitsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

(wooden) pencil · noun

Example sentences

ペンか鉛筆を持っていますか。

Do you have a pen or a pencil?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 鉛筆

鉛

leadエン・なまり · 13 strokes

筆

writing brush, writing, painting brushヒツ・ふで · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鉛筆.

鉛なまりlead (Pb)万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen筆ふでwriting brush執筆しっぴつwriting随筆ずいひつessays筆記ひっきwriting down筆者ひっしゃwriter

Source: JMdict entry 1178590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.