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再生利用 (さいせいりよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
recycling ; reuse
Refers to the process of collecting and reprocessing waste materials into new products, or reusing items. Often used in environmental and industrial contexts.
ざい
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再さい
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This factory carries out recycling of waste materials.
Kanji 再 again, twice, second time 利 profit, advantage, benefit 用 utilize, business, service Similar words リサイクル Common loanword for recycling; 再生利用 is a more formal or technical Sino-Japanese term often used in official or industrial contexts.
再さい 利り 用よう Means 'reuse' in a broad sense, including using something again without reprocessing. 再生利用 specifically implies reprocessing into new materials.
Etymology Compound of 再生 (さいせい, 'regeneration, rebirth') and 利用 (りよう, 'use, utilization'). The combination directly conveys the concept of using something again after regeneration or reprocessing.
