How to Say "Bin" in Japanese - How To Say Guide

ゴミ箱

gomibako

The Japanese word for bin is ゴミ箱 (gomibako).

ゴミ箱 is used to refer to a container for rubbish or a trash can.

Meaning: container for rubbish (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

gomibako

The word ゴミ can be used as a harsh insult toward a person. Calling someone ゴミ implies they are as worthless as the contents of a ゴミ箱.
You will find surprisingly few ゴミ箱 in public spaces like city streets. This is because of a cultural norm where people carry their rubbish home to dispose of it in their own bins.
The word 箱 'box' in ゴミ箱 is used for many containers regardless of their shape. Even a round, cylindrical trash can is still referred to as a 'box' in Japanese.

ゴミ箱は空っぽだ。
The bin is empty.
This sentence is useful for describing the state of a ゴミ箱.
Tatoeba #12725741 by small_snow, translation #5693979 by marcj794
「このカビたパンどうしよう？」「カビてるなら、ゴミ箱にポイしなよ」
"What shall I do with this mouldy bread?" "If it's gone mouldy, throw it in the bin."
This sentence shows how to suggest throwing something away into a ゴミ箱.
Tatoeba #11623801 by small_snow, translation #9435413 by sundown
このゴミ箱はどこにある？
Where is the trash can?
新しいゴミ箱を買いました。
Atarashii gomibako o kaimashita.
I bought a new bin.
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Kenta and Himari are cleaning their room together.

陽葵 Himari

健太、この紙は捨ててもいい？
Kenta, kono kami wa sutete mo ii?
Kenta, can I throw this paper away?
健太 Kenta

うん、そのゴミ箱に入れて。
Un, sono gomibako ni irete.
Yeah, put it in that bin.
陽葵 Himari

あ、もういっぱいだね。
A, mou ippai da ne.
Oh, it's already full.
健太 Kenta

じゃあ、僕がゴミ箱を空にするよ。
Jaa, boku ga gomibako o kara ni suru yo.
Then I'll empty the bin.

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