ホッチキス

ほっちきす
noun
stapler
1. stapler
A device for fastening papers together with metal staples.
ホッチキスで書類(しょるい)を留(と)める。
To staple documents together.
ホッチキスの芯(しん)がなくなった。
The stapler ran out of staples.
ホッチキスを貸(か)してください。
Please lend me the stapler.

ホッチキス is the common Japanese word for "stapler." An example of a brand name becoming a generic term.

ETYMOLOGY:
Named after the E.H. Hotchkiss company that sold staplers in Japan. Similar to how "Xerox" means "photocopy" in some languages.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • ホッチキスで留(と)める: to staple (together)
  • ホッチキスの芯(しん)/針(はり): staples
  • ホッチキスを外(はず)す: to remove staples

ALTERNATIVE:
ステープラー is the technical/formal term, but ホッチキス is far more common in everyday speech.

RELATED ITEMS:

  • 書類(しょるい): documents
  • クリップ: paper clip
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Added 2026.1.16 16:44 · Revised 2026.1.30 18:15
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