1.
rubber band; elastic band
A loop of stretchy rubber used to hold things together. A common everyday office and household item.
輪ゴムで束ねる。
To bundle with a rubber band.
書類を輪ゴムで留めておいてください。
Please secure the documents with a rubber band.
子供のころ、輪ゴムを飛ばして遊んだことがある。
When I was a child, I used to play by shooting rubber bands.
A basic everyday word. The standard term in Japanese for what English speakers call a rubber band or elastic band.
FORMATION:
輪 (ring, loop) + ゴム (rubber, from Dutch "gom")
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 輪ゴムで留める: to fasten with a rubber band
- 輪ゴムで束ねる: to bundle with a rubber band
- 輪ゴムを引っ張る: to stretch a rubber band
- 輪ゴムが切れる: a rubber band snaps
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ゴムバンド: rubber band — less common synonym
- ヘアゴム: hair tie, hair elastic — specifically for tying hair
- ゴム紐: elastic cord — longer and used in sewing or crafts