English/Japanese Pen Term Lexicon

By Richard F. Binder

March 2001

	English / Japanese / General Terms (ippan yogo) 14K (jyu-yon kin) 18K (jyu-hachi kin) ballpoint pen (ball pen) chased (namisima moyo) chrome-plated (chrome mekki) engraved (nairi) fountain pen (man-nen-hitsu) gold-filled (kin bari) gold-plated (kin mekki) ink (ink) mechanical pencil (sharp pencil) mint condition (mishiyo) original box (original box) oversize (tokudai) to write (kaku) writer (kakite) Filling System Terms (ink kyu-nyu-hosiki yogo) aerometric (atsu-ryoku siki) button (button) cartridge (cartridge) convertor (convertor / kyu-nyu ki) crescent (crescent) eyedropper (inki-dome-shiki) lever (teko) Nib Terms (pensaki yogo) nib (pen saki) extra fine (goku boso) fine (hoso) medium (cyu) broad (futo) stub (stub) oblique (oblique / keishya) italic (italic) Body Terms (hontai yogo) arrow (ya) band (obi gane) barrel (jiku / ink sitsu) brassed (sin chyu sei) cap (cap) clip (clip) discolored (hen-shyoku) feed (pen-shin) plastic (plastic) posted (cap) ([cap wo] kabusete) rippled (hamon) hard rubber, "ebonite" (ebonite) section (kubi jiku) shell (shell) stainless steel (stainless) striated (yoko suji / yoko mizo) trim (trim / fuchi) Colors (iro) black (kuro) blue (ao) brown (chya) gold (kin) gray (hai) green (midori) maroon (ebi-chya / kuri) pearl (shinju) red (aka) silver (gin) white (siro) yellow (ki) If you find errors in this lexicon, or if you know terms that I should add, please send me mail. Please note: I do not speak Japanese. The Japanese versions of these terms are provided through the kindness of Takayoshi Oda and Zenta Sato.