環境

かんきょう

environment, circumstance

What does 環境 mean?

環境 is a Japanese noun meaning environment, circumstance in English. It is written as 環境 in kanji, かんきょう in hiragana, and kankyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちが環境面の問題を耳にしないで過ぎる日は1日とてない。

Not a day goes by without our hearing of an environmental problem.