Japanese word

ホチキス

Pronunciation

Romajihochikisu

Meaning

  • nounstapler

Example

このホチキスは使いやすいです。ko no ho chi ki su wa tsuka i ya su i de su

This stapler is easy to use.

Illustration for ホチキス (stapler)

More examples

配ったプリントをホチキスでとじます。kuba tta pu ri n to o ho chi ki su de to ji ma su

I staple the handouts together.

Core concept

It names a tool that fastens sheets together by driving metal staples through them.

Common phrases

  • ホチキスを使うho chi ki su o tsuka u

    use a stapler

  • ホチキスでとじるho chi ki su de to ji ru

    staple together

Definition in Japanese

紙などを重ねて、針を打ち込んでとじる道具。kami na do o kasa ne te hari o u chi ko n de to ji ru dō gu

Word origin

The noun ホチキス (hochikisu) comes from Hotchkiss, the name linked to an early stapling machine that was introduced in Japan.

Usage tips

  • A small classroom model and a larger office model are both called a stapler in English, so the word covers more than one size of tool.

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