掃き溜め はきだめ Also written 掃きだめ, 掃溜め, 掃溜 Meanings Noun rubbish heap; garbage dump Kanji 掃 sweep. Read as はく. 溜 accumulate. Read as ため. Words containing 掃き溜め 掃き溜めに鶴 (はきだめにつる) a jewel in a dunghill Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists