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環境親和的 (かんきょうしんわてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

環かん境きょう親しん和わ的てき

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Meanings

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environmentally friendly

Used to describe products, policies, or actions that are kind to the environment. Often appears in formal or technical contexts.

この洗せん剤ざいは環かん境きょう親しん和わ的てきで、排はい水すい後ごも自し然ぜんに分ぶん解かいされます。
This detergent is environmentally friendly and biodegrades naturally after disposal.

環かん境きょう親しん和わ的てきな包ほう装そう材ざいを選えらぶ企き業ぎょうが増ふえている。

More companies are choosing environmentally friendly packaging materials.

Kanji

環ring, circle, loop
境boundary, border, region
親parent, intimacy, relative
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
的bull's eye, mark, target

Similar words

エコフレンドリー
A loanword from English with a similar meaning, often used in marketing. 環境親和的 is more formal and native-sounding.
環かん境きょうに優やさしい
A more common and colloquial phrase meaning 'kind to the environment'. 環境親和的 is a stiffer, more technical compound.

Etymology

Compound of 環境 (environment), 親和 (affinity, friendliness), and the adjectival suffix 的. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in technical or policy contexts as a calque of 'environmentally friendly'.