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May 6th is “Rubber Day.”

May 8, 2024

”Rubber”

I stumbled upon "Rubber Day" trending on X in Japan. Quite the intriguing phenomenon, I must say. Upon delving into its origins, I discovered an interesting linguistic twist. You see, in Japanese, 5 is referred to as "Go" and 6 as "Mu," thus when combined, they form "Gomu" or "Rubber Day." Now, before you conjure images of erasers, let me clarify. In the vernacular, "rubber" is colloquially used to denote condoms, a fact that led to a plethora of related posts flooding X. Curious, I perused through a few of these, the essence of which is captured below.

I only have this one…

"Rubber Day."

Now, as for my personal opinion? Well, I must confess, the subject matter doesn't particularly pique my interest. However, the prospect of it evolving into an annual celebration does amuse me somewhat. Oh, the quirks of modern culture!

Japanese (日本語)


がつは『ゴムの


日本にほんのXで『ゴムの』がトレンドにがっていました。なんだろうと調しらべてみると、5は「ご」、6は「むっつ」の「む」で『ゴムの』らしいです。ゴムは日本にほんではコンドームの隠語いんごで、Xではこれに関連かんれんした投稿とうこう多数たすうがっていました。いくつかピックアップして紹介しょうかいします。

どうでしたか?わら わたし興味きょうみがありませんが、あたらしい記念きねんになればいいですねわら

Sentence Quiz (文章問題)

I can't believe that the day after Children's Day was Adult's Day

こどもの日の次の日が大人の日だったなんて…。

Golden Week is over and we are back to the usual Japan

ゴールデンウィークが終わっていつもの日本に戻ったね。

In Japan, adult magazines are sold at convenience stores

日本ではコンビニでアダルト雑誌が売られいます。

Every year on May 6, there are more sexually explicit postings

毎年5月6日にエッチな投稿が増えるのか…。

Related Words (関連ワード)

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JapaneseHiraganaEnglish
ゴムごむRubber
トレンドとれんどTrend
調べるしらべるInvestigate
コンドームこんどーむCondom
隠語かくごEuphemism
関連かんれんRelated
投稿とうこうPosting
多数たすうMajority
ピックアップぴっくあっぷPick-up
紹介しょうかいIntroduction
興味きょうみInterest
記念日きねんびAnniversary
わらlol

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