ゴミ

• 読み: ごみ
• ローマ字: gomi
• 発音: /ɡo.mi/

意味

Rubbish; garbage; trash. Waste material to be discarded.

A noun referring to waste or refuse. Japan has a detailed rubbish separation system: 燃えるゴミ (burnable rubbish), 燃えないゴミ (non-burnable rubbish), and 資源ゴミ (recyclables). Rubbish collection days vary by area and type. Written in katakana (ゴミ) in most modern contexts, though hiragana (ごみ) also appears on official signs.

例文

1. 月曜日と木曜日にゴミを出します。
2. 公園にゴミを捨てないでください。
3. ゴミの分別をしっかりしましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, household, environment

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the classical Japanese 塵 (gomi/chiri), meaning dust or fine particles. The meaning broadened over time to include all types of waste and refuse. Modern usage strongly favours the katakana spelling.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal