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Japanese symbol for “trashcan”

Romaji: gomiire
trashcan; rubbish bin; dustbin; ashcan

In Japanese, trashcan is , read (gomiire).

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 trashcan; rubbish bin; dustbin; ashcan

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
ゆにゅう yunyuuimport; importation; introduction
にゅうがく nyuugakuadmission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment
にゅういん nyuuinhospitalization; hospitalisation

See also: Chinese symbol for “trashcan”.

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.