資源
しげん · shigen
Resources
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high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
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資源ごみの日と、燃えるごみの日を間違えないで。
しげんごみのひと、もえるごみのひをまちがえないで。
Don't mix up recyclable day and burnable trash day.
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今日は不燃ごみも、明日は資源ごみだ。
きょうはふねんごみも、あしたはしげんごみだ。
Today is also non-burnable, tomorrow is recyclable.
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資源ゴミは駅の前に集めてあるよ。
しげんごみはえきのまえにあつめてあるよ。
Recyclables are collected in front of the station.
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資源ゴミは工場でリサイクルされる。
しげんごみはこうじょうでりさいくるされる。
Recyclable waste is recycled at the factory.
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What does 資源 mean?
Resources.
How do you pronounce 資源?
しげん (shigen). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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