黒板(こくばん)拭(ふ)き

こくばんふき
noun
blackboard eraser
tool
1. blackboard eraser
A felt-padded eraser used to wipe chalk off a blackboard. A familiar object in Japanese classrooms.
黒板(こくばん)拭(ふ)きで字(じ)を消(け)した。
I erased the writing with the blackboard eraser.
黒板(こくばん)拭(ふ)きが粉(こな)だらけだ。
The blackboard eraser is covered in chalk dust.
After class, I cleaned the blackboard eraser by clapping it outside the window.

A felt-padded eraser for wiping chalk off a blackboard. A familiar object in Japanese classrooms, where students often clean them by clapping the dust out.

Common collocations

  • 黒板(こくばん)拭(ふ)きで消(け)す: to erase with a blackboard eraser
  • 黒板(こくばん)拭(ふ)きを叩(たた)く: to clap the chalk dust out of the eraser

Usage

Also called 黒板消(こくばんけ)し, which is the more common term in some regions.