屑籠(くずかご)

くずかご
noun
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
daily-lifefurniture
1. wastebasket; wastepaper basket
A small basket or bin for paper scraps and other rubbish, kept indoors by a desk. Often written くずかご or くず籠(かご).
紙(かみ)を屑籠(くずかご)に捨(す)てる。
To throw paper into the wastebasket.
机(つくえ)の横(よこ)に屑籠(くずかご)を置(お)いた。
I put a wastebasket beside the desk.
書(か)き損(そん)じた手紙(てがみ)を丸(まる)めて屑籠(くずかご)に放(ほう)り込(こ)んだ。
I crumpled up the botched letter and tossed it into the wastebasket.

In everyday speech, ごみ箱(ばこ) is far more common; 屑籠(くずかご) sounds slightly old-fashioned and usually means a small one for paper.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ごみ箱(ばこ): trash can, rubbish bin (the everyday word)
  • 屑(くず): scraps, waste

Related Words

Related: 紙屑(かみくず) (wastepaper, scrap paper)
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Added 2026.10.3 4:34 · Revised 2026.10.3 4:38
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