How do you say "trash can" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "trash can" is ゴミ箱 (gomibako). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

ゴミ箱 is written in kanji and katakana. Romanised as gomibako, it sounds roughly like "goh-mee-bah-koh" to an English ear.

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Questions about ゴミ箱

How do you pronounce ゴミ箱?

ゴミ箱 is romanised as gomibako. Say it roughly like "goh-mee-bah-koh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is ゴミ箱 formal or casual?

ゴミ箱 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is ゴミ箱 written in Japanese?

ゴミ箱 is written using kanji and katakana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.