ゴム

See also: コム

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
護謨 (obsolete)

Borrowed from Dutch gom (“gum”).[2][3]

Noun

ゴム • (gomu) 

  1. rubber (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree)
    ゴム製(せい)サンダル
    gomu-sei sandaru
    rubber sandals
  2. short for 消しゴム (keshi-gomu, “rubber (eraser)”)
  3. short for ヘアゴム (hea-gomu, “hair tie, scrunchie”)
  4. (slang) condom
    Synonym: コンドーム

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian قم (qom).

Proper noun

ゴム • (Gomu) 

  1. Qom (a city in Iran)
  2. Qom (a province of Iran)

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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