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How to say 'Fountain pen' in Japanese | 万年筆

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The Japanese word for Fountain pen is 'Mannenhitsu', written as 万年筆 in Japanese.'Fountain pen' in hiragana is まんねんひつ.

    word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

    Reading

    まんねんひつ

    mannenhitsu

    Kanji

    万Ten thousand 年Year 筆Brush

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '万年筆 (まんねんひつ)' refers to a 'fountain pen'. This term is used to describe a type of pen that uses liquid ink stored in a reservoir, which is fed to the nib through capillary action. Fountain pens are often associated with elegance and are commonly used for formal writing or calligraphy. Example sentences: I bought a new fountain pen「新しい万年筆を買いました」(あたらしいまんねんひつをかいました). This fountain pen writes smoothly「この万年筆は書きやすいです」(このまんねんひつはかきやすいです).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    2133

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 万年筆

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    万

    Meaning

    Ten thousand

  • kanji

    年

    Meaning

    Year

  • kanji

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

Words Related to 万年筆 Through the Kanji 万

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 万 as well.

  • word

    万

    Meaning

    Ten thousand

  • word

    万歳

    Meaning

    Hurrah, Long live

  • word

    万一

    Meaning

    If

Words Related to 万年筆 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

  • word

    年

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    年賀状

    Meaning

    New years card

  • word

    毎年

    Meaning

    Every year

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    年寄り

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    昨年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    元年

    Meaning

    First year

  • word

    去年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    お年玉

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    晩年

    Meaning

    Later years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    年末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    年配

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    定年

    Meaning

    Retirement

  • word

    年始

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

  • word

    例年

    Meaning

    Usual year

  • word

    年賀

    Meaning

    New years card

Words Related to 万年筆 Through the Kanji 筆

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 筆 as well.

  • word

    鉛筆

    Meaning

    Pencil

  • word

    筆者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

  • word

    執筆

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    筆記試験

    Meaning

    Written exam

  • word

    筆記用具

    Meaning

    Stationery

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What does 'Mannenhitsu' (万年筆) mean?

'Mannenhitsu' means 'Fountain pen' .

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