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万年筆(まんねんひつ)— fountain pen


I want a fountain pen.


fountain pen

accent [3]

In detail

Words

mannenhitsufountain pen
ga(marks what is wanted)
hoshiiwanted; desirable
desu(polite sentence ending)

Kanji

ten thousand
year
writing brush

means “fountain pen.” Its parts suggest “ten-thousand-year brush,” a useful memory image rather than a claim that its ink lasts forever.

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