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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
消
け
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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消(け)しゴム • (keshigomu) 

  1. an eraser, a rubber

References

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  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
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