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How to say 'Ball point pen' in Japanese | ボールペン

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The Japanese word for Ball point pen is 'Bourupen', written as ボールペン in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Ball point pen

    Reading

    Bourupen

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'ボールペン (bourupen)' means 'ballpoint pen.' This word is used to refer to a writing instrument that uses a small rotating ball made from brass, steel, or tungsten carbide to dispense ink as it is dragged across paper. Ballpoint pens are widely used in Japan for writing and are commonly found in offices, schools, and homes. Example sentences include: Please pass me the ballpoint pen 「ボールペンを貸してください」 (ぼーるぺんをかしてください). I always use a ballpoint pen to write letters 「私はいつもボールペンで手紙を書きます」 (わたしはいつもぼーるぺんでてがみをかきます).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    1686

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ボールペン

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Bo
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ru
  • katakana

    Reading

    Pe
  • katakana

    Reading

    N

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'Bourupen' means 'Ball point pen' .

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