園 芸(えんげい)

えんげい

noun

gardening, horticulture

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.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

園芸(えんげい)店(てん) (garden center, nursery)
園芸(えんげい)用品(ようひん) (gardening supplies)
園芸(えんげい)植物(しょくぶつ) (garden plants)
園芸(えんげい)農家(のうか) (horticultural farmer)

ACTIVITIES:

園芸(えんげい)をする (to do gardening)
園芸(えんげい)に凝(こ)る (to be into gardening)

RELATED:

ガーデニング - gardening (Western-style, from English)
農業(のうぎょう) - agriculture (larger scale)
造園(ぞうえん) - landscaping

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Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17

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