燃(も)えるゴミ

もえるごみ

noun

burnable garbage; combustible waste

1. 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(も)えるゴミの日(ひ)は火曜日(かようび)だ。

Burnable garbage day is Tuesday.

燃(も)えるゴミと燃(も)えないゴミを分(わ)けてください。

Please separate burnable and non-burnable garbage.

引(ひ)っ越(こ)しの時(とき)に大量(たいりょう)の燃(も)えるゴミが出(で)たので、何回(なんかい)かに分(わ)けて出(だ)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(も)えるゴミ is one of the main categories, along with 燃(も)えないゴミ (non-burnable garbage) and 資源(しげん)ゴミ (recyclable waste). Collection days and sorting rules vary by municipality. Also written as 可燃(かねん)ゴミ on official signs.

Common collocations

燃(も)えるゴミの日(ひ) (burnable garbage day)
燃(も)えるゴミの袋(ふくろ) (burnable garbage bag)
燃(も)えるゴミに出(だ)す (to put out as burnable garbage)

Similar words

燃(も)えないゴミ: non-burnable garbage — metals, ceramics, glass
可燃(かねん)ゴミ: combustible waste — formal equivalent
資源(しげん)ゴミ: recyclable waste — paper, cans, bottles, plastics

Related Words

Related: ゴミ (garbage (general))

Compare: 可燃物(かねんぶつ) (combustible material)

Antonym: 不燃物(ふねんぶつ) (non-burnable waste)

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Added 2026.3.16 9:42 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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