How to say 'Eraser' in Japanese | 消しゴム

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The Japanese word for Eraser is 'Keshigomu', written as 消しゴム in Japanese.'Eraser' in hiragana is けしごむ.

word

消しゴム

Meaning

Eraser

Reading

けしごむ

keshigomu

Kanji

消Extinguish

Explanation

The Japanese noun '消しゴム (けしごむ)' refers to an 'eraser', specifically the kind used to erase pencil marks. It is a common item found in schools and offices. The word is a compound of '消す (けす)', meaning 'to erase', and 'ゴム (ごむ)', meaning 'rubber'. Example sentences: Please lend me your eraser「消しゴムを貸してください」(けしごむをかしてください). I bought a new eraser「新しい消しゴムを買いました」(あたらしいけしごむをかいました).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

738

Composition

kanji-hiragana-katakana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 消しゴム

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

消

Meaning

Extinguish

Hiragana in the Word 消しゴム

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

Katakana in the Word 消しゴム

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

ゴ

Reading

katakana

ム

Reading

Words Related to 消しゴム Through the Kanji 消

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 消 as well.

word

消える

Meaning

Disappear

word

消す

Meaning

Erase, Turn off

word

消防車

Meaning

Firetruck

word

消防署

Meaning

Fire station

word

消費

Meaning

Consumption

word

打ち消し

Meaning

Negation

word

消化

Meaning

Digestion

word

消費者

Meaning

Consumer

word

消火器

Meaning

Fire extinguisher

word

解消

Meaning

Resolution

word

消滅

Meaning

Extinction

word

消極的

Meaning

Passive

word

消毒

Meaning

Disinfection

word

消防

Meaning

Firefighting

word

取り消す

Meaning

Cancel

word

取り消し

Meaning

Cancellation

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