Japanese word

使い捨て

Pronunciation

Romajitsukaisute

Meaning

  • noundisposable

Example

この容器は使い捨てです。ko no yō ki wa tsuka i su te de su

This container is disposable.

Illustration for 使い捨て (disposable)

More examples

この店では、使い捨てを減らしています。ko no mise de wa tsuka i su te o he ra shi te i ma su

This store is reducing disposable products.

Core concept

Describes something designed to serve once and then be discarded rather than kept for repeated use.

Common phrases

  • 使い捨て容器tsuka i su te yō ki

    disposable container

  • 使い捨て手袋tsuka i su te te bukuro

    disposable gloves

Similar words

使い切りtsukaikiri: Describes something consumed completely in one use or cycle, with no expectation of continued use.

Definition in Japanese

一度使った後に捨てることを前提とした物。ichi do tsuka tta ato ni su te ru ko to o zen tei to shi ta mono

Word origin

The noun 使い捨て (tsukaisute) combines 使い (tsukai, "use") and 捨て (sute, "discard"), the continuative forms of 使う (tsukau) and 捨てる (suteru).

Usage tips

  • Although disposable commonly suggests single-use products, disposable income refers to after-tax income available for spending or saving, not money meant to be discarded.

Other meanings

  • single-usenoun
  • throwawaynoun

Opposites

  • 再利用sairiyōreusenoun

Related words

  • 使い捨てるtsukaisuteruuse and discardverb

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