Japanese symbol for “landfill”
ゴミ処理場
ゴミしょりじょう
Romaji: gomishorijou
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
In Japanese, landfill is ゴミ処理場, read ゴミしょりじょう (gomishorijou).
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Meanings
- n waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
Written forms: ゴミ処理場、ごみ処理場. Readings: ゴミしょりじょう、ゴミしょりば.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing; dealing with; treatment |
| 処分 | しょぶん shobun | disposal; throwing away; selling off |
| 対処 | たいしょ taisho | dealing with; coping with |
| 処置 | しょち shochi | measure; step; dealing with |
| 処刑 | しょけい shokei | execution |
| 処女 | しょじょ shojo | virgin (usu. female); maiden |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
See also: Chinese symbol for “landfill”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.