園芸(えんげい)

えんげい
noun
gardening, horticulture
leisure
See also: 演芸(えんげい) (performing arts)
1. gardening, horticulture
The art or practice of cultivating a garden, especially growing flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
母(はは)は園芸(えんげい)が趣味(しゅみ)です。
My mother's hobby is gardening.
園芸(えんげい)店(てん)で花(はな)の苗(なえ)を買(か)った。
I bought flower seedlings at a gardening shop.
週末(しゅうまつ)は園芸(えんげい)をして過(す)ごすことが多(おお)い。
I often spend weekends gardening.

Usage: 園芸(えんげい) covers both hobby gardening and professional horticulture.

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Related: ガーデニング (gardening)
Related: 農業(のうぎょう) (agriculture)
Related: 造園(ぞうえん) (landscaping)
Compare: 庭仕事(にわしごと) (garden work)
Compare: 庭(にわ)いじり (puttering in the garden)
Compare: 水耕栽培(すいこうさいばい) (hydroponics)
Related: 培養土(ばいようど) (potting soil)
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Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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