In Japanese, "eraser" is 消しゴム (keshigomu). It is a noun pronounced "keh-shee-goh-moo".
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消しゴム is written in kanji, hiragana and katakana. Romanised as keshigomu, it sounds roughly like "keh-shee-goh-moo" to an English ear.
その消しゴムはとても便利です。
Sono Keshigomu wa totemo benri desu.
That eraser is very useful.
Keshigomu (消しゴム) is the Japanese word for eraser. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam消しゴム is romanised as keshigomu. Say it roughly like "keh-shee-goh-moo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
消しゴム is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
消しゴム is written using kanji, hiragana and katakana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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