エコ

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Etymology

Shortened from エコロジー (ekorojī, ecology; environmentalism), from English ecology. Compare English eco- (prefix)

Pronunciation

Adjective

エコ (eko-na (adnominal エコ (eko na), adverbial エコ (eko ni))

  1. eco-friendly; environmentally friendly
    ペットボトル(ちゃ)()のは、エコじゃないね。
    Pettobotoru no ocha o kau no wa, eko janai ne.
    It's not eco-friendly to buy bottled tea.
    • 2023 September 25, “Eco na seikatsu jūnisen ”, in Ethical Choice, archived from the original on 2024-01-05:
      フードロスを()らしエコな活動(かつどう)をするには、必要(ひつよう)ないものをリデュースすることからはじめましょう。
      Fūdo rosu o herashi eko na katsudō o suru ni wa, hitsuyō nai mono o ridyūsu suru koto kara hajimemashō.
      Let’s begin our eco-friendly activities by reducing unnecessary things in order to avoid food loss.

Inflection

Noun

エコ (eko

  1. eco-friendliness
    エコエネルギーeko enerugīgreen energy

References

  1. ^ エコPaid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here