有機(ゆうき)

ゆうき
noun
organic
See also: 勇気(ゆうき) (courage)
1. organic
Relating to or derived from living matter; in agriculture, grown without synthetic chemicals.
有機(ゆうき)野菜(やさい)を買(か)う。
To buy organic vegetables.
有機(ゆうき)栽培(さいばい)は環境(かんきょう)にやさしい。
Organic farming is environmentally friendly.
有機栽培 = organic cultivation/farming
有機(ゆうき)化学(かがく)を専攻(せんこう)しています。
I'm majoring in organic chemistry.
有機化学 = organic chemistry
この店(みせ)では有機(ゆうき)農業(のうぎょう)で育(そだ)てた米(こめ)や野菜(やさい)を売(う)っている。
This store sells rice and vegetables grown through organic farming.
有機農業 = organic farming
有機(ゆうき)栽培(さいばい)の食材(しょくざい)は値段(ねだん)が高(たか)いが、健康(けんこう)のために選(えら)ぶ人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
Organically grown ingredients are expensive, but more and more people are choosing them for their health.

有機(ゆうき) means "organic" and is used as a prefix in both agricultural and scientific contexts. The kanji literally mean "having (有(ゆう)) living structure (機(き))."

AGRICULTURAL COMPOUNDS:

  • 有機(ゆうき)野菜(やさい): organic vegetables
  • 有機(ゆうき)栽培(さいばい): organic cultivation
  • 有機(ゆうき)農業(のうぎょう): organic farming
  • 有機(ゆうき)農法(のうほう): organic farming method

SCIENTIFIC COMPOUNDS:

  • 有機(ゆうき)化学(かがく): organic chemistry
  • 有機(ゆうき)物(ぶつ): organic matter
  • 有機(ゆうき)化合物(かごうぶつ): organic compound

ANTONYM:
無機(むき) (inorganic) — as in 無機(むき)化学(かがく) (inorganic chemistry).

HOMOPHONE:
Do not confuse with 勇気(ゆうき) (courage) — same reading, different kanji.

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Added 2026.1.13 1:02 · Revised 2026.4.2 20:57
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