Meaning

Primary

Nonburnable Garbage

Alternatives

Unburnable Garbage, Nonburnable Trash, Unburnable Trash, Nonburnable Rubbish, Unburnable Rubbish

Word Type

noun

Explanation

These are not burnable garbages (ごみ). Pay attention to this on signs when you throw things away. You want to put the right things into nonburnable garbage.

Reading

ふねんごみ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
ふねんゴミ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

不燃ゴミは火曜日に出してください。

Please take out the nonburnable garbage on Tuesday.

不燃ゴミをちゃんとすてることができて、肩の荷が下りた。

It took a load off my mind when I successfully got rid of the nonburnable trash.

どうも、水曜日に不燃ゴミを忘れずに出すという責任が、夫の肩に重くのしかかっているようなのよね。

Apparently, the responsibility of putting out the unburnable garbage without forgetting on Wednesdays rests very heavily on my husband's shoulders.

Kanji Composition