温 室(おんしつ)

おんしつ

noun

greenhouse, hothouse

1. greenhouse, hothouse, conservatory

A building with glass walls and roof for growing plants that need protection from cold weather.

温室(おんしつ)でトマトを育(そだ)てている。

I'm growing tomatoes in a greenhouse.

植物園(しょくぶつえん)の温室(おんしつ)には熱帯(ねったい)の花(はな)がある。

The botanical garden's greenhouse has tropical flowers.

温室(おんしつ)効果(こうか)ガスが問題(もんだい)になっている。

Greenhouse gases have become a problem.

冬(ふゆ)でも温室(おんしつ)の中(なか)は暖(あたた)かい。

It's warm inside the greenhouse even in winter.

この野菜(やさい)は温室(おんしつ)栽培(さいばい)なので一年中(いちねんじゅう)手(て)に入(はい)る。

These vegetables are greenhouse-grown, so they're available year-round.

Usage: 温室(おんしつ) refers to structures for growing plants, and also appears in environmental terminology.

Compounds

温室(おんしつ)栽培(さいばい) (greenhouse cultivation)
温室(おんしつ)効果(こうか) (greenhouse effect)
温室(おんしつ)効果(こうか)ガス (greenhouse gas)
温室(おんしつ)育(そだ)ち (raised in a greenhouse - figuratively, sheltered/pampered)

Usage

温室(おんしつ)育(そだ)ち describes someone raised in an overprotected environment.

Related words

ビニールハウス - plastic greenhouse (vinyl house)
ハウス栽培(さいばい) - greenhouse farming

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Added 2026.1.13 21:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 11:55

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