Translation guide
In Japanese, the word for 'eraser' depends on what you are erasing. The most common word is 消しゴム (keshigomu), which refers to a rubber eraser for pencil marks. For blackboard erasers, a different word is used. There are also general terms for erasing digitally or metaphorically.
The standard word for a rubber eraser. Literally 'erase rubber'. Used in everyday conversation.
Can I borrow your eraser?
This eraser erases well.
Often shortened to just 消しゴム, but sometimes colloquially called 消し (keshi) among students.
I forgot my eraser.
An eraser used to clean a blackboard or whiteboard.
The act of erasing something, such as data, text, or marks, not necessarily with a physical object.
The loanword イレーザー (irēzā) is sometimes used for whiteboard erasers or in technical contexts, but it is not commonly used for pencil erasers. Stick to 消しゴム for that.
Erase the writing on the whiteboard.