エコ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

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abbreviation

Abbreviation of エコロジカル. Used as a na-adjective or prefix in compounds like エコバッグ (eco-bag) or エコな生活 (eco-friendly lifestyle).

エコな〈物もの〉an eco-friendly ~
エコな洗せん剤ざいを使つかうようにしている。
I try to use eco-friendly detergent.
〈物もの〉はエコだ~ is eco-friendly / energy-efficient
この車くるまは燃ねん費ぴがよくてエコだ。
This car is fuel-efficient, so it's eco-friendly.
エコを心こころがけるto make an effort to be environmentally conscious
毎まい日にちの生せい活かつでエコを心こころがけている。
I try to be eco-conscious in my daily life.

エコロジカル
エコ is the shortened, everyday form used in casual speech and product names, while エコロジカル is the fuller, slightly more formal word it comes from.
グリーンN1
グリーン in the environmentally-friendly sense borrows directly from English 'green', while エコ is a shortened form of 'ecological' used more generally for anything eco-conscious.
省しょうエネN2
エコ is a broader, casual term for environmentally friendly behavior in general, while 省エネ focuses narrowly on reducing energy consumption.

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Abbreviation of エコロジカル, from English 'ecological'.

eco-point system; green points