輪ゴム
Meanings
1
A common everyday item; refers to a loop of rubber used for binding things together.
I bundle the documents with a rubber band.
The rubber band snapped.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉に輪ゴムをかけるto put a rubber band around something
I put a rubber band around the stack of documents.
- 輪ゴムで〈物〉を束ねるto bundle something with a rubber band
The vegetables are sold bundled with rubber bands.
- 輪ゴムが伸びるfor a rubber band to stretch out (lose elasticity)
Old rubber bands stretch out and become unusable.
- 輪ゴムが切れるfor a rubber band to snap
I pulled it too fast and the rubber band snapped.