ゴミ箱ばこ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

General term for a container for household or office waste.

ゴミ箱ばこがいっぱいになったので、新あたらしい袋ふくろを入いれた。
The trash can got full, so I put in a new bag.
分ぶん別べつ用ようにキッチンに三みっつのゴミ箱ばこを置おいている。
I keep three trash cans in the kitchen for sorting waste.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をゴミ箱ばこに捨すてるto throw something away in the trash can
食たべ残のこしをゴミ箱ばこに捨すてた。
I threw the leftover food in the trash can.
ゴミ箱ばこをひっくり返かえすto knock over/tip over a trash can
猫ねこがゴミ箱ばこをひっくり返かえした。
The cat knocked over the trash can.
ゴミ箱ばこをあさるto rummage through a trash can
野の良ら犬いぬがゴミ箱ばこをあさっていた。
A stray dog was rummaging through the trash can.

Kanji

箱box, chest, case
塵dust, trash, garbage
護safeguard, protect
美beauty, beautiful
芥mustard, rape, dust

Related words

ごみN5
ごみ is the trash itself, while ゴミ箱 is the container that holds it.
屑くず籠かご
屑籠 is an older, more literary word for a small wastebasket, often for paper scraps, while ゴミ箱 is the everyday general term for any trash can.
ダストボックス
ダストボックス is a loanword sounding slightly more modern or commercial than the everyday ゴミ箱.

Don't confuse with

ごみ袋ぶくろN2
ゴミ袋 is the disposable bag you fill with trash, while ゴミ箱 is the container or bin you put it in.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Written forms

ゴミ箱ばこUsage57%
Standard modern spelling; ゴミ is often written in katakana.
ごみ箱ばこUsage43%
Hiragana variant; less common than ゴミ箱 but still seen.
塵ごみ箱ばこUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 塵 for dust/trash.
護ご美み箱ばこ
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used and mostly decorative or playful.
芥ごみ箱ばこ
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 芥 for rubbish.

Etymology

Compound of ゴミ (trash) and 箱 (box). The katakana spelling ゴミ is common for this word.