鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)り

鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)り is a compound of 鉛筆(えんぴつ) (pencil) and 削(けず)り (shaving/sharpening), referring to any device used to sharpen pencils.

Types

• 手動(しゅどう)鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)り: manual pencil sharpener (hand-held or crank)
• 電動(でんどう)鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)り: electric pencil sharpener

Common patterns

• 鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)りで削(けず)る: to sharpen with a pencil sharpener
• 鉛筆削(えんぴつけず)りを使(つか)う: to use a pencil sharpener

Cultural note

A standard item on elementary school supply lists (入学準備(にゅうがくじゅんび)) in Japan, where pencils are still widely used. Japanese students often use hand-crank desktop models at home and small portable ones at school.