Translation guide
A person or vehicle that collects waste. In Japanese, the term varies by formality and context, with common words for the occupation and specific terms for the vehicle.
Referring to a person whose job is to collect garbage.
General term for sanitation worker, including garbage collectors. Neutral and widely understood.
清掃員が毎朝ゴミを集めに来ます。
The garbage collector comes every morning to pick up the trash.
More specific: 'garbage collection worker'. Used in official or descriptive contexts.
ごみ収集作業員は早朝から働いています。
Garbage collectors work from early morning.
Formal term for 'garbage collector', less common in everyday speech.
ごみ収集者の労働環境が改善された。
The working conditions of garbage collectors have improved.
Referring to the truck that collects garbage.
Standard term for a garbage truck.
ごみ収集車が通りを走っている。
The garbage truck is driving down the street.
Directly translating 'garbage collector' as ごみコレクター is not natural in Japanese. Use the terms above depending on context.
Commonly used term for a compactor-type garbage truck, often in everyday conversation.
パッカー車がゴミを回収している。
The garbage truck is collecting trash.
Technical or formal term for a garbage truck, often used in official documents.
塵芥車の導入により効率が上がった。
Efficiency improved with the introduction of garbage trucks.