エコ

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Etymology

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Shortened from エコロジー (ekorojī, ecology; environmentalism),[1] from English ecology. Compare English eco- (prefix)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. eco-friendly; environmentally friendly
    • 2023 September 25, “Eco na seikatsu jūnisen [Twelve choices for an eco-friendly lifestyle]”, in Ethical Choice[2], 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

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Noun

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エコ (eko

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

References

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  1. ^ エコ”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) Paid subscription required[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)