How to say "disposable" in Japanese

• 使い捨てつかいすてCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers the 'throwaway' or 'single-use' sense: things meant to be used once and then discarded rather than kept or reused. Typical of everyday talk about products, packaging, and waste.
  使い捨つかいすてスポイトはどうか。↗

  How about using disposable droppers?
• 可処分かしょぶんCommon
  no-adjectiveBelongs to economic and statistical language: it describes money or resources available for use, as in 'disposable income'. Not the word for throwaway items; for those, 使い捨て is the word.

Choose 「使い捨て」 for the 'throwaway/single-use' sense of disposable things; 可処分 belongs to the economic sense of money available to spend, as in 'disposable income'.

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• 使い捨てつかいすてthrowaway
• 可処分かしょぶんdisposable
• ディスポーザブルdisposable
• 使い切りつかいきりthrowaway