エコ
えこ
noun
eco; eco-friendly; ecological
1.
eco-friendly; ecological; environmentally friendly
Related to environmental conservation or products that are good for the environment.
エコな生活を心がけている。
I try to live an eco-friendly lifestyle.
エコバッグを持参する。
I bring my own eco bag.
エコカーに乗り換えた。
I switched to an eco-friendly car.
エコ is short for エコロジー (ecology). It functions as a prefix meaning "eco-friendly" and is extremely common in modern Japanese marketing and daily life.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- エコバッグ: reusable shopping bag (very common since Japan's plastic bag charge in 2020)
- エコカー: eco-friendly car (hybrid/electric)
- エコ活動: eco activities, green initiatives
- エコ商品: eco-friendly products
- エコポイント: eco points (government incentive program)
GRAMMAR:
Can be used as a na-adjective modifier: エコな生活 (eco-friendly lifestyle), エコな選択 (eco-friendly choice).
SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:
- 環境にやさしい: environmentally friendly (more formal)
- グリーン: green (as in green energy, green initiatives)
- サステナブル: sustainable