ごみ分ぶん別べつ

ご

み

ぶ

ん

べ

つ

Meanings

1

noun

garbage sorting; rubbish separation; waste segregation

Refers to the practice of separating household waste into categories such as burnable, non-burnable, recyclables, and oversized items, typically following local municipal rules.

この町まちではごみ分ぶん別べつがとても厳きびしい。

In this town, garbage sorting rules are very strict.

ごみ分ぶん別べつのルールを守まもらないと、収しゅう集しゅうしてもらえないことがある。

If you don't follow the waste separation rules, your trash may not be collected.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
別separate, branch off, diverge
塵dust, trash, garbage

Related words

ごみ
ごみ is general 'garbage' or 'trash'; ごみ分別 specifically refers to the act or system of sorting it.
分ぶん別べつ
分別 alone means 'separation' or 'classification' in a broad sense; ごみ分別 narrows it to waste sorting.

Written forms

ごみ分ぶん別べつ
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; widely used in municipal notices and everyday contexts.
ゴミ分ぶん別べつ
Katakana spelling of ごみ is common in signage and emphasis, but the mixed form is more standard.
塵ごみ分ぶん別べつ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 塵 is a non-jōyō kanji and may not be recognized by all readers.

Etymology

Compound of ごみ (garbage) and 分別 (separation, classification). The reading ぶんべつ is standard for 分別 in this context.