Korean word

재사용

Pronunciation

Romanizationchaesayong

Meaning

  • nounreuse

Example

이 병은 재사용이 가능해요.i pyeong eun chae sa yong i ka neung hae yo

This bottle can be reused.

Illustration for 재사용 (reuse)

More examples

제품 포장에 재사용 표시가 있어요.che pum po jang e chae sa yong pyo si ga i sseo yo

The product packaging has a reuse label.

Core concept

An item is used again after its first use instead of being discarded.

Common phrases

  • 재사용 가능chae sa yong ka neung

    reusable

  • 재사용 제품chae sa yong che pum

    reusable product

  • 재사용 용기chae sa yong yong gi

    reusable container

Similar words

재이용chaeiyong: Using an item again without changing its shape or function.
재활용chaehwaryong: Processing unwanted materials into new products or usable raw materials.
중고chunggo: Goods previously used by someone and sold or bought again.
다회용tahoeyong: A product made to be used many times.

Definition in Korean

한 번 사용한 것을 다시 사용하는 것.han peon sa yong han keo seul ta si sa yong ha neun keot

Word origin

The Sino-Korean word combines 재 (jae, "again") with 사용 (sayong, "use") to mean using something again.

Usage tips

  • In Korean environmental language, this noun can describe a plan or system, not only one person's action, such as a returnable-container program.

Opposites

Related words

  • 재사용하다chaesayonghadareuseverb
  • 재사용성chaesayongseongreusabilitynoun
  • 재사용률chaesayongnyulreuse ratenoun

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