Japanese

ゴミ

ゴミばこ
Meaning: trash can; garbage bin; wastebasket
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

ゴ
ミ
箱

Example sentences

Please throw that scrap paper into the trash can.
古い雑誌をゴミ箱に捨てた。
I threw the old magazines in the trash.
不要になった雑誌をゴミ箱にぽいと捨てた。
I casually tossed the no-longer-needed magazine into the trash can.
空き缶を足でつぶしてゴミ箱に捨てた。
I crushed the empty can with my foot and threw it in the trash can.
彼は空き缶をゴミ箱に投げ捨てた
He threw the empty can into the trash.
ジュースの缶をゴミ箱に捨てた。
I threw the juice can into the trash bin.
空のペットボトルをゴミ箱に捨てた。
I threw the empty plastic bottle into the trash can.
プラスチックのゴミはこのゴミ箱に捨ててください。
Please throw plastic waste in this trash can.
ゴミ箱からひどい悪臭が漂っていた。
A terrible stench was drifting from the trash can.

Usage Notes

A compound of 'gomi' (trash) and 'hako' (box). 'Hako' changes to 'bako' due to rendaku (sequential voicing).

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