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環境に優しい (かんきょうにやさしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

環かん境きょうに優やさしい

Meanings

1

expression, i-adjective

environmentally friendly; eco-friendly

Describes products, actions, or policies that are gentle on the environment. Often used in advertising and everyday conversation.

この洗せん剤ざいは環かん境きょうに優やさしい成せい分ぶんで作つくられています。
This detergent is made with environmentally friendly ingredients.
環かん境

きょう

に

優やさ

しい

生せい

活かつ

を

心こころ

がけ

て

い

ます

。

I try to live an eco-friendly lifestyle.

Written forms

環かん境きょうに優やさしい
Standard kanji spelling using 優しい.
環かん境きょうにやさしい
Common kana spelling for 優しい; often seen in product labels and casual writing.

Kanji

環ring, circle, loop
境boundary, border, region
優tenderness, excel, surpass

Similar words

エコ
エコ is a shorter, more casual prefix meaning 'eco-', while 環境に優しい is a full phrase meaning 'environmentally friendly'.
環かん境きょうに良いい
環境に良い means 'good for the environment' and is more direct, while 環境に優しい emphasizes gentleness or low impact.

Etymology

A set phrase combining 環境 (environment) with the particle に and 優しい (gentle). The expression became common in the late 20th century with growing environmental awareness.