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.

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)

Common collocations

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 words

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

Related Words

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 2026.10.6 15:22

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