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ゴミ屋敷 (ごみやしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ゴミ屋や敷しき

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Meanings

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noun

garbage house; hoarder house

Refers to a residence filled with accumulated trash, often due to hoarding disorder. Used in news and social contexts.

近きん所じょのゴミ屋や敷しきから悪あく臭しゅうがする。
A foul smell comes from the garbage house in the neighborhood.
自じ治ち体たいがゴミ屋や敷しきの清せい掃そうを支し援えんする制せい度どを始はじめた。
The municipality started a program to support the cleanup of hoarder houses.

Written forms

ゴミ屋や敷しきUsage89%
Most common spelling; katakana ゴミ is standard for 'garbage' in this compound.
ごみ屋や敷しきUsage11%
Hiragana variant; less common but still seen.

Kanji

屋roof, house, shop
敷

spread, pave, sit

Similar words

ごみ
ごみ means 'garbage' or 'trash' in general; ゴミ屋敷 specifically refers to a house filled with garbage.
屋や敷しき
屋敷 means 'mansion' or 'residence'; in ゴミ屋敷 it retains the meaning of a dwelling, not necessarily a large house.

Etymology

Compound of ゴミ (gomi, 'garbage') and 屋敷 (yashiki, 'residence'). The term became widely used in Japanese media from the early 2000s to describe homes of compulsive hoarders.