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empty bottle
A bottle that has been emptied of its contents. Commonly encountered in the context of recycling and waste separation in Japan.
空き瓶を洗う。
To wash empty bottles.
空き瓶は資源ごみに出してください。
Please put empty bottles out with the recyclables.
庭の隅に空き瓶がたくさん転がっていた。
There were many empty bottles lying around in the corner of the yard.
Composed of 空き (empty, vacant) + 瓶 (bottle). Part of a series with 空き缶 (empty can) and 空き箱 (empty box). In Japanese garbage separation systems, 空き瓶 are typically classified as 資源ごみ (recyclable waste) and collected separately. The prefix 空き- is productive: 空き家 (vacant house), 空き地 (vacant lot), 空き室 (vacant room).