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highlighter; highlighter pen
A felt-tip marker with fluorescent ink used to mark text for emphasis.
蛍光ペン is the standard term for a highlighter pen in Japanese. The name literally means "fluorescent pen."
Forms
蛍光 (fluorescence) + ペン (pen). 蛍光 uses the kanji for firefly (蛍) and light (光).
Common collocations
- 蛍光ペンで線を引く (to highlight with a highlighter)
- 蛍光ペンでマークする (to mark with a highlighter)
- 蛍光ペンを使い分ける (to use different highlighters for different purposes)