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廃棄物 (はいきぶつ, haikibutsu) Japanese meaning: waste | Kotomora
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こう
場じょう
から
出で
る
廃はい
棄き
物ぶつ
の
処しょ
理り
が
問もん
題だい
に
なっ
て
いる
。
The disposal of waste from factories has become a problem.
In this area, waste sorting is strictly regulated.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 から 廃はい 棄き 物ぶつ が 出で る waste is produced from a place
A large amount of waste is produced from this factory.
廃はい 棄き 物ぶつ を 処しょ 理り する to dispose of / process waste
The local government properly disposes of the waste.
廃はい 棄き 物ぶつ を 減へ らす to reduce waste
Companies are making efforts to reduce waste.
廃はい 棄き 物ぶつ を 分ぶん 別べつ する to sort waste (into categories)
Please sort the waste before throwing it away.
Kanji 廃 abolish, obsolete, cessation 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Related words ごみ is the everyday, casual word for trash, while 廃棄物 is a broader, more formal term used in legal or environmental contexts.
廃物 refers to discarded, no-longer-useful objects and is slightly old-fashioned, while 廃棄物 is the standard modern term used in official and technical contexts.
廃棄物 is a general legal/environmental term for waste of any kind, while 廃材 refers specifically to leftover or scrap material such as wood.
廃棄物 is the legal/administrative term for waste material of any kind, while 汚物 emphasizes filth and unsanitariness rather than disposal category.
Etymology Compound of 廃棄 (discard, dispose) and 物 (thing, matter). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of discarded material.
廃はい 棄き 物ぶつ 処しょ 理り
waste disposal; waste treatment
designated waste; specially controlled radioactive waste
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waste incineration plant; refuse incinerator
radioactive waste
waste treatment facility; waste disposal and treatment facility
high-level radioactive waste
