鉛筆|えんぴつenpitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun(wooden) pencil
- SynonymペンシルNeutralKatakana loanword from English "pencil". Understandable but far less common than 鉛筆 in everyday usage, so learners should default to 鉛筆 when speaking or writing.
Use 鉛筆 as the standard everyday word for a pencil; ペンシル is the katakana loanword, understood but rarely needed in ordinary speech.
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