空き瓶（あきびん、akibin）
- empty bottle

The Japanese word 空き瓶, read as あきびん (akibin), means "empty bottle." It specifically refers to a glass or plastic container that has been emptied of its contents, such as a beverage or a sauce. 空き瓶 typically implies the bottle is ready to be discarded or recycled.

⚫︎ジュースの空き瓶をリサイクルに出しました。 Translation: I put the empty juice bottle out for recycling. ⚫︎部屋には空き瓶がたくさん置いてあった。 Translation: There were many empty bottles in the room. ⚫︎空き瓶に花を生けました。 Translation: I put flowers in the empty bottle.

You use 空き瓶 in situations where you are referring to a bottle that is no longer filled with its original contents. You can use it when talking about recycling, cleaning up, or repurposing containers. It is a very common and practical word.

空き瓶 is typically written in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎Kanji: 空き瓶 ⚫︎Hiragana: あきびん The okurigana (hiragana attached to kanji) for 空き (aki) is correct. There are no other ways to write this word without changing the meaning.

There aren't many direct synonyms, but words that could be used in similar contexts might include: ⚫︎瓶 (びん - bin): bottle ⚫︎容器 (ようき - youki): container

The opposite of 空き瓶 would be a bottle that is filled. There isn't a single word, but you could use phrases such as: ⚫︎中身が入った瓶 (nakami ga haitta bin) - a bottle with contents ⚫︎満杯の瓶 (manpai no bin) - a full bottle

パーティーの後、たくさんの空き瓶が出た。 ・Translation: After the party, a lot of empty bottles were left. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the common usage of 空き瓶 in describing the aftermath of an event where bottles were used.

その空き瓶を捨てずに、何か再利用できないか考えてみましょう。 ・Translation: Let's think about whether we can reuse that empty bottle instead of throwing it away. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates how to talk about the possibilities of recycling or repurposing after a bottle is empty.

The word 空き瓶 is a compound word. ⚫︎空き (aki) is the stem form of the verb 空く (aku), meaning "to become empty" or "to be vacant." ⚫︎瓶 (bin) means "bottle." Therefore, 空き瓶 literally means "empty bottle." The combination of these two words directly describes the condition of the bottle.