消しゴム

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消しゴム (keshigomu): a common Japanese eraser.
消しゴム (keshigomu): common pink rubber erasers.
Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 消し (keshi, erasing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kesu, put out, extinguish; erase)) +‎ ゴム (gomu, rubber, from Dutch gom).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

()しゴム (keshigomu

  1. an eraser, a rubber

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN