がらくた・我楽多・瓦落多・瓦楽多garakuta

1. nounjunk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
   このガラクタは火ひに燃もやしなさい。↗

   Burn this rubbish on the fire.

• SynonymくずNeutralBroader than 「ガラクタ」: covers scraps and fragments of any kind, and is also used to insult people as scum or good-for-nothings.
• Synonym廃物はいぶつWrittenWritten word for things thrown away as useless; often seen in 「廃物利用」(putting waste to use).
• SynonymトラッシュNeutralA colloquial loanword for trash with a trendy or video-game feel; not used very often.
• Synonym塵芥じんかいWrittenWritten word for dust and rubbish, rare even in prose; also used figuratively for things of no value.
• Related廃棄物はいきぶつFormalFormal administrative and environmental term for waste, as in 「産業廃棄物」(industrial waste).
• RelatedスクラップNeutralRefers to recyclable scrap, especially scrap metal, and also to newspaper or magazine clippings.
• RelatedゴミNeutralThe everyday word for garbage, far more common than 「ガラクタ」, which stresses useless old bric-a-brac and can apply to a single item.
• Related屑物くずものNeutralStresses poor quality: shoddy, defective goods rather than assorted junk; what it refers to need not be clutter.

For everyday garbage, say 「ゴミ」. Use 「ガラクタ」 for useless old junk and clutter. 「廃棄物」 is the formal administrative term, and 「スクラップ」 means recyclable scrap metal.

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1. 使い道つかいみちの無なくなった雑多ざったな品物しなものや道具どうぐ。