Stapler
noun
This word means stapler. It comes from the name of the company that first imported staplers into Japan: Hotchkiss! Here’s a mnemonic to help you remember it:
Ever given a hot kiss (ホッチキス) to a stapler? Imagine what that feels like, and you'll remember this word forever. Just keep in mind that sometimes it's written as ホチキス, but ホッチキス is more common.
ホッチキスで止める
to staple something
ホッチキスでとじる
to staple something
ホッチキスの針
staples
ホッチキスの芯
staples
ホッチキス本体
a stapler
ホッチキスを使う
to use a stapler
ホッチキスを買う
to buy a stapler
ホッチキスがある
there's a stapler
クリップやホッチキス
clips and staplers
セロテープやホッチキス
scotch tape and staplers
あ、ホッチキスの針、切れちゃった。
Ah, we're out of staples.
うわっ、分厚い！このホッチキスでとじれるかな？
Wow, that's thick! I wonder if I can staple it together with this stapler?
日本の書類をホッチキスで止める時は、縦書きの場合は右上、横書きの場合は左上をホッチキスで止めるのが一般的です。
When stapling Japanese documents, it is common practice to staple the top right corner for vertical writing and the top left corner for horizontal writing.