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ゴミ箱 (ごみばこ, gomibako) Japanese meaning: trash can | Kotomora
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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.
I keep three trash cans in the kitchen for sorting waste.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 をゴミ 箱ばこ に 捨す てる to throw something away in the trash can
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
The cat knocked over the trash can.
ゴミ 箱ばこ をあさる to rummage through a trash can
A stray dog was rummaging through the trash can.
Related words ごみ is the trash itself, while ゴミ箱 is the container that holds it.
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 is a loanword sounding slightly more modern or commercial than the everyday ゴミ箱.
Written forms ゴミ 箱ばこ Usage 57%
Standard modern spelling; ゴミ is often written in katakana.
ごみ 箱ばこ Usage 43%
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
Etymology Compound of ゴミ (trash) and 箱 (box). The katakana spelling ゴミ is common for this word.
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.
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.
