空き瓶 (あきびん, akibin) Japanese meaning: empty bottle | KotomoraThis empty bottle might be useful for something.
Usage patterns
空き瓶を集めるto collect empty bottles
The neighborhood kids collected empty bottles and put them out for recycling.
空き瓶を捨てるto throw away an empty bottle
Please sort empty bottles properly before throwing them away.
空き瓶に〈物〉を入れるto put something into an empty bottle (for reuse or storage)
I put water in an empty bottle and use it as a vase.
空き瓶をリサイクルに出すto put out empty bottles for recycling
Once a month, I put out empty bottles for recycling.
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空き壜Usage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Uses the old-style kanji 壜 for 'bottle'; rarely seen.
空瓶
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; read からびん. Rarely used.
