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ロケット鉛筆

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Japanese

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Etymology

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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

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  • (Tokyo) ケットえんぴつ [ròkéttó éꜜǹpìtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ke̞t̚to̞ ẽ̞mpʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

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ロケット(えん)(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)