(うえき)

うえき
noun
garden plant; potted plant
1. garden plant; ornamental tree/shrub
Plants cultivated for ornamental purposes in gardens or yards.
植木(うえき)(みず)をやる。
To water the plants.
植木(うえき)()さんに(にわ)手入(てい)れを(たの)んだ。
I asked a gardener to maintain the garden.
(にわ)植木(うえき)剪定(せんてい)する。
To prune the garden plants.
植木(うえき)(いち)季節(きせつ)(はな)をたくさん()った。
I bought a lot of seasonal flowers at the plant market.
祖父(そふ)植木(うえき)手入(てい)れが趣味(しゅみ)で、毎朝(まいあさ)(にわ)()ている。
My grandfather's hobby is tending to the garden plants, and he goes out to the garden every morning.
2. potted plant
Plants grown in containers or pots.
植木(うえき)(みず)をやる。
To water the plants.
植木(うえき)(ばち)()ってきた。
I bought a flower pot.
玄関(げんかん)植木(うえき)(ばち)(なら)べている。
I have potted plants lined up at the entrance.
留守(るす)(あいだ)(となり)(ひと)植木(うえき)(みず)やりを(たの)んだ。
While I was away, I asked my neighbor to water my plants.
マンションのベランダで(ちい)さな植木(うえき)(そだ)てるのが(たの)しみだ。
It's my pleasure to grow small potted plants on the apartment balcony.

USAGE: Refers to cultivated plants for ornamental purposes, both in gardens and in pots.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 植木(うえき)(ばち) (flower pot, planter)
  • 植木(うえき)() (gardener, plant shop)
  • 植木(うえき)(いち) (plant market/fair)
  • 植木(うえき)職人(しょくにん) (professional gardener)

RELATED:

  • 盆栽(ぼんさい) (bonsai)
  • 庭木(にわき) (garden trees specifically)
  • 観葉植物(かんようしょくぶつ) (foliage plant)

CULTURAL NOTE: 植木(うえき)(いち) (plant markets) are traditional seasonal events in Japan.