- shaapupenshiru mechanical pencil, automatic pencil, propelling pencil
Used in everyday conversations and school settings to refer to a mechanical pencil, especially in Japan.
シャープペンシルでテストの答えを書いてください。
Shaapupenshiru de tesuto no kotae o kaite kudasai.
Please write the test answers with a mechanical pencil.
このシャープペンシルは芯が折れにくいです。
Kono shaapupenshiru wa shin ga orenikui desu.
This mechanical pencil has lead that doesn't break easily.
⚖️ Often confused with 'enpitsu' (pencil), but 'shaapupenshiru' specifically refers to a mechanical pencil that uses thin lead.
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