輪(わ)ゴム

わごむ
noun
rubber band; elastic band
daily-lifeoffice
1. rubber band; elastic band
A loop of stretchy rubber used to hold things together. A common everyday office and household item.
輪(わ)ゴムで束(たば)ねる。
To bundle with a rubber band.
書類(しょるい)を輪(わ)ゴムで留(と)めておいてください。
Please secure the documents with a rubber band.
子供(こども)のころ、輪(わ)ゴムを飛(と)ばして遊(あそ)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.

Forms

輪(わ) (ring, loop) + ゴム (rubber, from Dutch "gom")

Common collocations

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(ひも): elastic cord — longer and used in sewing or crafts
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