Kanji 溜 collect, gather, be in arrears Related words ゴミ 捨す て 場ば ゴミ捨て場 is a more common and neutral term for a garbage disposal area or collection point, while ゴミ溜め often implies a larger, messier, or more neglected dump.
塵じん 芥かい 処しょ 理り 場じょう 塵芥処理場 is a formal term for a waste treatment facility, whereas ゴミ溜め is a more casual and sometimes derogatory term for a dump.
Written forms ゴミ 溜た め Usage 39%
Most common spelling; uses katakana for ゴミ and kanji for 溜め .
ごみため Usage 28%
Kana spelling; less common but still used.
ごみ 溜た め Usage 22%
塵ごみ 溜た め Usage 11%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 塵 for ごみ .
芥ごみ 溜た め
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 芥 for ごみ .
Etymology Compound of ゴミ (gomi, 'trash') and 溜め (tame, 'accumulation' or 'place where something collects'). The kanji 溜め is the nominalized form of 溜める (tameru, 'to accumulate').
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