How to say “colored pencil” in Japanese | 色鉛筆 (いろえんぴつ 、iro-enpitsu)

The Japanese vocabulary「色鉛筆 (いろえんぴつ 、iro-enpitsu)」means “colored pencil.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word色鉛筆
Hiraganaいろえんぴつ
Romaji Readingiro-enpitsu
English Meaningcolored pencil

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I drew a line with a red colored pencil.

Plain Form:

あか色鉛筆いろえんぴつせんいた。
Aka no iroenpitsu de sen o kaita.

Polite Form:

赤の色鉛筆で線を描きました。
Aka no iroenpitsu de sen o kakimashita.

I drew a rainbow with colored pencils.

Plain Form:

色鉛筆いろえんぴつにじいた。
Iro-enpitsu de niji o kaita.

Polite Form:

色鉛筆で虹を描きました。
Iroenpitsu de niji o kakimashita.

I put the colored pencils on the desk. (Past Tense)

Plain Form:

色鉛筆いろえんぴつつくえいた。
Iro-enpitsu o tsukue ni oita.

Polite Form:

色鉛筆を机に置きました。
Iro-enpitsu o tsukue ni okimashita.

The colored pencil’s lead broke.

Plain Form:

色鉛筆いろえんぴつしんれた。
Iro-enpitsu no shin ga oreta.

Polite Form:

色鉛筆の芯が折れました。
Iro-enpitsu no shin ga oremashita.

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