がらくた

Etymology
Compound of, from , an onomatopoeia for the sound of objects bumping against each other + , perhaps a contraction of or related to verb. Compare other terms containing this element, such as, ,.

Kanji spellings such as and  are ateji.

First cited to a text from 1724.

Noun

 * 1)  items that are useless or without value, junk, rubbish
 * 2)  a person who is useless or without value, trash
 * 1)  a person who is useless or without value, trash
 * 1)  a person who is useless or without value, trash