Translation guide
The English word 'hoarding' can refer to a mental health condition, a behavior of collecting too many things, or a large outdoor sign. This guide focuses on the most common meanings for learners.
To describe the clinical condition where a person has persistent difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of actual value.
This is the standard clinical term for hoarding disorder. It directly translates to 'accumulation disorder'.
彼はため込み症と診断された。
He was diagnosed with hoarding disorder.
A direct loanword from English, often used in psychological contexts. '強迫的' means 'compulsive'.
強迫的ホーディングは治療が必要です。
Compulsive hoarding requires treatment.
To describe the act of accumulating a large amount of items, often to the point of clutter, without necessarily implying a clinical diagnosis.
A verb meaning 'to hoard' or 'to stockpile'. It can be used for both physical items and abstract things like stress.
彼女は古い雑誌をため込んでいる。
She is hoarding old magazines.
ストレスをため込まないでください。
Don't bottle up stress. (lit. Don't hoard stress.)
A noun meaning 'stockpiling' or 'buying in bulk', often used for necessities like food or supplies.
An alternative kanji for ため込む, emphasizing saving or storing. Less common but seen in writing.
To refer to a large sign used for advertisements, typically placed alongside roads or on buildings.
The general word for 'signboard' or 'billboard'. It can refer to any type of sign, not just large ones.
あの看板はとても大きい。
That billboard is very large.
A loanword from English 'billboard', used in some contexts but less common than 看板.
ため込む is a general verb for hoarding or accumulating, often with a negative nuance of clutter. 買いだめ specifically refers to buying and stockpiling goods, usually for practical reasons like saving money or preparing for emergencies.
彼は使わない物をため込んでいる。
He hoards things he doesn't use.
セールでトイレットペーパーを買いだめした。
I stockpiled toilet paper at the sale.
The English word 'hoarding' can also mean a temporary wooden fence around a construction site. In Japanese, this is 仮囲い (かりがこい) or 工事用パネル (こうじようパネル). This meaning is less common and not included in the main guide.
災害に備えて水を買いだめした。
I stockpiled water in preparation for a disaster.
He only thinks about hoarding money.
Literally 'advertising tower', used for large freestanding advertising structures.
高速道路のそばに広告塔が立っている。
There is a billboard standing by the highway.
新しいビルボードが設置された。
A new billboard was installed.