ロケット鉛筆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鉛	筆
えん Grade: S	ひつ > ぴつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

ロケット (roketto, “rocket”) +‎ 鉛筆 (enpitsu, “pencil”). Likely named such due to the resemblance of the pieces to a space rocket.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ke̞t̚to̞ ẽ̞mpʲit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

ロケット鉛(えん)筆(ぴつ) • (roketto enpitsu) 

1. pop-a-point pencil (type of mechanical pencil characterized by its tips being embedded in cartridge-like refills that fill its barrel)