How to say "marker" in Japanese

• マーカーCommon
  nounCovers the pen sense of 'marker': a felt-tipped pen used for writing or highlighting text. This is the word you want when talking about the writing instrument itself, not about signs or indicators.
  インキ補充ほじゅう瓶びんのキャップを外はずし、スポイトでインキを吸い上すいあげ、マーカーの吸収きゅうしゅう体たいへ適量てきりょう、滴下てきかしてください。↗

  Remove the cap from the ink refill bottle, fill the dropper with ink, and drip an appropriate amount onto the marker's core.
• 標識ひょうしきJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers 'marker' in the sense of a sign or indicator: a visible mark placed to identify or point out something, such as road signs or beacons. It is not used for the writing pen.
  彼かれらはその標識ひょうしきを壁かべに取り付とりつけた。↗

  They fixed the sign to the wall.

Use 「マーカー」 for the pen that writes or highlights, and 標識 for a physical sign or marker that indicates or identifies something, such as road signs or beacons.

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• マーカーmarker (pen)
• 標識ひょうしきsign
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• 採点官さいてんかんmarker