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JLPT N5 · School & office (katakana)

ボールペン

ぼーるぺん

ballpoint pen

Stroke order of ボールペン

5 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ボ · 6 strokesー · 1 strokesル · 2 strokesペ · 2 strokesン · 2 strokes

Memory trick

'BALL-point PEN' joined: boo-ru-pen.

Parts: from English 'ballpoint pen'

The characters in ボールペン

  • ボ ぼ — bo (6 strokes)
  • ル る — ru (2 strokes)
  • ペ ぺ — pe (2 strokes)
  • ン ん — n (the only lone consonant) (2 strokes)

Example sentence

ボールペンで名前を書きます。

ぼーるぺんでなまえをかきます。

I write my name with a ballpoint pen.

More words: School & office (katakana)

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