The Japanese vocabulary「鉛筆 (えんぴつ、enpitsu)」means “pencil.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 鉛筆 |
| Hiragana | えんぴつ |
| Romaji Reading | enpitsu |
| English Meaning | pencil |
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 | 鉛筆を四本持っている。 |
| Romaji Reading | Enpitsu o yonhon motte iru. |
| English Meaning | I have four pencils. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 鉛筆を四本持っています。 |
| Romaji Reading | Enpitsu o yonhon motte imasu. |
| English Meaning | I have four pencils. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 鉛筆は一本60円だ。 |
| Romaji Reading | Enpitsu wa ippon rokujū-en da. |
| English Meaning | A pencil costs 60 yen. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 鉛筆は一本60円です。 |
| Romaji Reading | Enpitsu wa ippon rokujū-en desu. |
| English Meaning | A pencil costs 60 yen. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 文房具売り場で鉛筆を1ダース買った。 |
| Romaji Reading | Bunbōgu uriba de enpitsu o ichi-dāsu katta. |
| English Meaning | I bought a dozen pencils at the stationery section. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 文房具売り場で鉛筆を1ダース買いました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Bunbōgu uriba de enpitsu o ichi-dāsu kaimashita. |
| English Meaning | I bought a dozen pencils at the stationery section. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | この鉛筆、使ってもいい？ |
| Romaji Reading | Kono enpitsu, tsukatte mo ī? |
| English Meaning | Can I use this pencil?
(Spoken and Non-honorific Language, Casual) |
| Japanese Sentence | この鉛筆を使ってもいいですか。 |
| Romaji Reading | Kono enpitsu o tsukatte mo īdesu ka. |
| English Meaning | May I use this pencil? (Polite Form) |
