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ゴム

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the material rubber or gum, including natural and synthetic types.

from Dutch gom

このボールはゴムでできている。
This ball is made of rubber.
輪わゴムをください。
Please give me a rubber band.

2

Written forms

ゴムUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
護謨ごむUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji kanji form; rarely used.

Kanji

護safeguard, protect

noun

abbreviationusually written using kana alone

Abbreviation of 消しゴム; common in everyday speech.

See also: 消しゴム

鉛えん筆ぴつの字じをゴムで消けす。
I erase the pencil marks with an eraser.

3

noun

colloquialusually written using kana alone

Colloquial abbreviation of ゴム風船 or similar; used informally.

ゴムをつけるのを忘わすれないで。
Don't forget to put on a condom.

謨plan, deliberate

Similar words

消けしゴム
消しゴム is the full word for 'eraser'; ゴム alone is the common abbreviation.
輪わゴム
輪ゴム specifically means 'rubber band', while ゴム refers to the material in general.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch 'gom' (gum, rubber). The ateji spelling 護謨 is phonetic and rarely used.