Why is けしゴム (eraser) half written in hiragana and half in katakana?


Why is the word _けしゴム_ is half written in _hiragana_ and half in _katakana_?




It just has to do with the words that it is made up of:

消し｛けし｝ comes from 消す｛けす｝which means _to erase_.

ゴム is [a foreign word](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A0)
(usually katakana) meaning gum or rubber.

So you put the two together and you get the amalgam 消し｛けし｝ゴム.




It just has to do with the words that it is made up of:

消し｛けし｝ comes from 消す｛けす｝which means _to erase_.

ゴム is [a foreign word](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A0)
(usually katakana) meaning gum or rubber.

So you put the two together and you get the amalgam 消し｛けし｝ゴム.

