Illustration: At a Japanese apartment’s kitchen sink, a parent rinses a lightweight translucent food container and gently squeezes its side, making the flexible wall bow inward. Its molded rim and fine manufacturing seam are visible, and a matching snap-on lid rests beside a small stack of similar containers.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

プラスチック

purasuchikku

plastic

Example sentences

  1. この椅子いすはプラスチックからできている。

    This chair is made of plastic.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. プラスチックの皿さらはこんろにかけると溶とける。

    A plastic dish will melt on the stove.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. プラスチックは割われにくい。

    Plastic does not break easily.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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