The Japanese word for pencil is
鉛筆
えんぴつ - enpitsu鉛-lead (en), 筆- a writing or drawing implement (hitsu)

Japanese Definition
pencil | |
1. 名詞. 鉛筆(筆記具として、一般にシャープペンシルも含む)。 | |
2. 動詞. 仮に予定を入れる。 | |
3. 動詞. 厳しいスケジュールから、時間を捻出する。 | |
I am very busy today but I can pencil you in at 3pm. |
Translations for pencil and their definitions
鉛筆 | |
1. n. a pencil (graphite writing-instrument) | |
2. n. (dialect Ibaraki) a pencil (graphite writing-instrument) |
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Pronunciation

(enpitsu)
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