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Japanese symbol for “landfill”

Romaji: gomishorijou
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump

In Japanese, landfill is , read (gomishorijou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

dispose, manage, deal with
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-こ、お.る
5 strokes · JLPT 2
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
location, place
on: ジョウ、チョウ
kun: ば
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょり shoriprocessing; dealing with; treatment
しょぶん shobundisposal; throwing away; selling off
たいしょ taishodealing with; coping with
しょち shochimeasure; step; dealing with
しょけい shokeiexecution
しょじょ shojovirgin (usu. female); maiden
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
ばしょ bashoplace; 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.

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