(しょうひん)

goods; merchandise; product

(ふくろ)

bag

(いろ)

color

(へらす)

to reduce; to decrease

(かいしゃ)

company

(ふえる)

to increase; to grow

(いれる)

to put in

(ぱっけーじ)

package, packaging

(つかう)

to use

(おおい)

many

(めだつ)

to stand out, to be noticeable

(たくさん)

a lot / many

(しかし)

however, but

(いんさつ)

printing

(いんく)

ink

(すくない)

few, scarce

(かんきょう)

environment

(ふたん)

burden, bear (cost)

(りさいくる)

recycling

(いう)

to say

(しょくひん)

food products, foodstuffs

(でざいん)

design

(しろ)

white

(いっしょく)

one color

(だけ)

only, just

(かえる)

to change

(たんとうしゃ)

person in charge

(しんぷる)

simple

(よさ)

goodness, merits

(つたわる)

to be handed down, transmitted

(せつめい)

explanation

(うごき)

movement; trend

(ひろがる)

to spread

is doing, has been doing (ongoing state/action)

Expresses a continuing action or resulting state. Formed with て-form + いる. Can describe an action in progress or a state resulting from a past change.

in order to ～

Expresses purpose.

come toward (action approaching)

Indicates motion toward the speaker or a location. Here it describes rocks flying toward people.

if/when ... (automatic result)

The conditional と indicates that when the first action happens, the second naturally or automatically follows. Often used for rules, natural consequences, and habitual results.

can do ..., to be able to ...

Verb dictionary form + ことができる expresses ability or possibility. More formal than the potential verb form. Common in written Japanese and announcements.

easy to ~ / tends to ~

Used in 'うつりやすくて' meaning 'easily contagious / easy to catch'.

it is said that ~

Passive form expressing common knowledge or reputation. It is said that aquaculture of nodoguro is difficult.

even if; even though

Used to express concession or hypothetical situation.

looks like; seems

Indicates appearance based on observation. 下がりそう means 'looks like it will go down'.

商品の袋　色を減らす会社が増える

More companies are reducing the colors on product bags

商品を入れる袋やパッケージで、使う色を減らす会社が増えています。

The number of companies reducing the colors used on the bags and packaging that hold their products is increasing.

これまで、多くの会社は商品を目立たせるために、たくさんの色を使ってきました。

Until now, many companies have used many colors to make their products stand out.

しかし、色を減らすと、印刷に使うインクが少なくなり、環境への負担を減らすことができます。

However, reducing colors means less ink is used for printing, which can lessen the burden on the environment.

また、リサイクルもしやすくなると言われています。

It is also said to make recycling easier.

ある食品会社は、袋のデザインを白と一色だけに変えました。

One food company changed its bag design to just white and one other color.

担当者は「シンプルでも、商品の良さは伝わる」と説明しています。

The person in charge explained, "Even if it is simple, the quality of the product still comes across."

色を減らす動きは、これからも広がりそうです。

The movement to reduce colors looks likely to keep spreading.