How to say “mechanical pencil” or “automatic pencil” in Japanese | シャープペンシル (shāpupenshiru)

The Japanese vocabulary「シャープペンシル (shāpupenshiru)」means “mechanical pencil” or “automatic pencil.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	シャープペンシル
Hiragana
Romaji Reading	shāpupenshiru
English Meaning	mechanical pencil/ automatic pencil

Key Word	シャーペン
Hiragana
Romaji Reading	shāpen
English Meaning	mechanical pencil/ automatic pencil

「シャーペン」is short for「シャープペンシル」. We usually use「シャーペン」instead of「シャープペンシル」.

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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

Japanese Sentence	赤いシャープペンシルは私のだ。
Romaji Reading	Akai shāpupenshiru wa watashi no da.
English Meaning	The red mechanical pencil is mine. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	赤いシャープペンシルは私のです。
Romaji Reading	Akai shāpupenshiru wa watashi no desu.
English Meaning	The red mechanical pencil is mine. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	鉛筆よりシャーペンの方が好きだ。
Romaji Reading	Enpitsu yori shāpen no hō ga sukida.
English Meaning	I prefer mechanical pencils to pencils. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	鉛筆よりシャーペンの方が好きです。
Romaji Reading	Enpitsu yori shāpen no hō ga sukidesu.
English Meaning	I prefer mechanical pencils to pencils. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	鉛筆よりシャーペンの方が好きだ。
Romaji Reading	Enpitsu yori shāpen no kata ga sukida.
English Meaning	I prefer mechanical pencils to pencils. (Plain Form)

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