garbage house; hoarder house
Refers to a residence filled with accumulated trash, often due to hoarding disorder. Used in news and social contexts.
A foul smell comes from the garbage house in the neighborhood.
The municipality started a program to support the cleanup of hoarder houses.
Most common spelling; katakana ゴミ is standard for 'garbage' in this compound.
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.
Compound of ゴミ (gomi, 'garbage') and 屋敷 (yashiki, 'residence'). The term became widely used in Japanese media from the early 2000s to describe homes of compulsive hoarders.