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blackboard eraser
A felt-padded eraser used to wipe chalk off a blackboard. A familiar object in Japanese classrooms.
黒板拭きで字を消した。
I erased the writing with the blackboard eraser.
黒板拭きが粉だらけだ。
The blackboard eraser is covered in chalk dust.
授業の後、黒板拭きを窓の外で叩いてきれいにした。
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:
- 黒板拭きで消す: to erase with a blackboard eraser
- 黒板拭きを叩く: to clap the chalk dust out of the eraser
NOTE:
Also called 黒板消し, which is the more common term in some regions.