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colored pencil
A pencil with a colored wax or pigment core, used for drawing, coloring, and marking. Usually sold in sets of various colors.
色鉛筆で絵を描く。
Draw a picture with colored pencils.
二十四色の色鉛筆セットを買った。
I bought a 24-color colored pencil set.
大人向けの塗り絵が人気になり、高級色鉛筆の売れ行きも伸びている。
Adult coloring books have become popular, and sales of high-end colored pencils are growing too.
Compound of 色 (color) + 鉛筆 (pencil). Counted with the counter 本: 一本 "one pencil."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 色鉛筆で描く: draw with colored pencils
- 色鉛筆を削る: sharpen a colored pencil
- 色鉛筆セット: colored pencil set
- 十二色の色鉛筆: a 12-color pencil set
SIMILAR WORDS:
- クレヨン: crayon — softer, waxier, broader strokes
- マーカー: marker — felt-tip, bold lines
- 水彩色鉛筆: watercolor pencils — can be blended with water