汚物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 汚物 (おぶつ) is a noun for excrement or contaminated filth requiring hygienic disposal.
• Basic usage: 床の汚物を片付ける makes contaminated matter the object removed with gloves, while 汚物を入れる容器 identifies what belongs in a lidded disposal container.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Contaminant and disposal container
  • Both 汚物を片付ける and 汚物を入れる make the dirty matter the object. Neither the floor nor the lidded container itself is called filth.