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burnable garbage; combustible waste
A category of household waste that can be incinerated, as defined by municipal garbage collection systems in Japan. Includes paper, food scraps, and certain plastics.
燃えるゴミの日は火曜日だ。
Burnable garbage day is Tuesday.
燃えるゴミと燃えないゴミを分けてください。
Please separate burnable and non-burnable garbage.
引っ越しの時に大量の燃えるゴミが出たので、何回かに分けて出した。
A large amount of burnable garbage came out during the move, so I put it out in several batches.
USAGE:
An essential daily-life term in Japan, where garbage is strictly sorted by category. 燃えるゴミ is one of the main categories, along with 燃えないゴミ (non-burnable garbage) and 資源ゴミ (recyclable waste). Collection days and sorting rules vary by municipality. Also written as 可燃ゴミ on official signs.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 燃えるゴミの日 (burnable garbage day)
- 燃えるゴミの袋 (burnable garbage bag)
- 燃えるゴミに出す (to put out as burnable garbage)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 燃えないゴミ: non-burnable garbage — metals, ceramics, glass
- 可燃ゴミ: combustible waste — formal equivalent
- 資源ゴミ: recyclable waste — paper, cans, bottles, plastics