万年筆

まんねんひつ

Fountain pen

N5noun·man'nenhitsu

How to remember it

Lit. "ten-thousand-year brush"—a pen meant to write for thousands of years.

Example sentences

  • 万年筆で手紙を書きました。

    まんねんひつでてがみをかきました。

    I wrote a letter with a fountain pen.

  • 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。

    This fountain pen is easy to write with.

Usage

Formal but common word; everyday speech often just says ペン instead.

Related words

ペン鉛筆インク

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