橡皮

• ピンイン: xiàng pí
• 漢字の分解: 橡 = 木 + 象 (wood + elephant — rubber tree); 皮 = pictograph of a hand peeling skin — skin, hide, surface layer

意味

消しゴム

While 橡胶 refers to rubber as an industrial raw material, 橡皮 is the familiar word for the eraser in schools and offices. Common compounds include 橡皮筋 (rubber band), 橡皮泥 (modelling clay/putty), and 橡皮擦 (eraser). The term is ubiquitous in educational settings and everyday stationery contexts.

例文

1. 他在考试时发现橡皮忘带了，只好向邻座同学借用了一小块应急。
2. 橡皮筋是日常生活中极为常见的实用小工具，用途广泛且价格极为低廉。
3. 小朋友们用各种颜色的橡皮泥捏出了栩栩如生的小动物，整整摆满了一张桌子。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, stationery, daily life

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 作业本上的错字可以用橡皮擦掉，重新写上正确的内容即可，十分方便。(Mistakes in the exercise book can be erased with a rubber, then rewritten correctly — very convenient.)
• 文具盒里有铅笔、橡皮、直尺和圆规，这些都是小学生必备的学习用品。(The pencil case contains a pencil, eraser, ruler, and compass — all essential supplies for primary school students.)

避ける言い方

• 工厂用橡皮生产轮胎 — 橡皮 refers to everyday rubber items like erasers, not industrial rubber; for manufacturing contexts use 橡胶 instead

起源と歴史

橡 (rubber tree) + 皮 (skin/hide/surface layer) — the outer rubbery skin or surface; rubber in its everyday, pliable form

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal