環境
かんきょう
hepburn kankyou
environment
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 環境を守ることが大切です。Protecting the environment is important.
- 新しい環境にだんだん慣れてきました。I have gradually gotten used to the new environment.
Collocations
環境を守る環境問題環境に優しい自然環境職場の環境
Mnemonic
環境 kankyou — 環 (ring, to encircle) + 境 (boundary, domain). Together: "the domain that encircles one" — environment. Beyond the natural sense (自然環境), it also covers abstract settings such as 職場の環境 (workplace environment).
Quick check
What image do the kanji 環 and 境 form together?