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.
ホッチキスがある
there's a stapler
セロテープやホチキス
scotch tape and staplers
クリップやホチキス
clips and staplers
ホチキスを買う
to buy a stapler
ホチキスを使う
to use a stapler
ホッチキス本体
a stapler
ホッチキスの芯
staples
ホッチキスの針
staples
ホッチキスでとじる
to staple something
ホッチキスで止める
to staple something
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.