Illustration: At a low table in a Japanese living room, a child grips a freshly sharpened wooden pencil and carefully draws the family cat on plain paper. The pencil's exposed wood and dark graphite tip are clearly visible where the line meets the page.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

鉛えん筆ぴつ

enpitsu

pencil

Example sentences

  1. ペンか鉛筆えんぴつを持もっていますか。

    Do you have a pen or a pencil?

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  2. 鉛筆えんぴつをなくした。

    I have lost my pencil.

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  3. これは鉛筆えんぴつです。

    This is a pencil.

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Kanji in 鉛筆

  • 鉛leadOnエンKunなまり
  • 筆writing brush; writingOnヒツKunふで

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