文鎮

ぶんちん
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A paperweight: a weight used to hold papers down so they don't blow away or shift.

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窓を開けたまま書類が飛ばないように文鎮を置いた。

I put a paperweight on the documents so they wouldn't blow away with the window open.

書道では長い紙を押さえるために文鎮を使う。

In calligraphy, paperweights are used to hold down long sheets of paper.

この古い文鎮は骨董店で買ったものだ。

I bought this old paperweight at an antique shop.

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