輪わゴム

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ゴ

ム

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

A common everyday item; refers to a loop of rubber used for binding things together.

ゴム
ゴム refers to rubber as a material, while 輪ゴム specifically means a rubber band (a loop of rubber).
輪わ
輪 means a ring or loop; 輪ゴム combines this with ゴム to specify a rubber loop.

Compound of 輪 (wa, 'ring, loop') and ゴム (gomu, 'rubber'), from Dutch gom.