輪ゴム

わごむ

rubber band

What does 輪ゴム mean?

輪ゴム is a Japanese noun meaning rubber band in English. It is written as 輪ゴム in kanji, わごむ in hiragana, and wagomu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

今朝この輪ゴムをポケットに入れたときには、これが役に立つことになろうとは思ってもみなかった。

I never thought this rubber band would come in handy when I put it in my pocket this morning.