(かじゅえん)

かじゅえん
noun
orchard
1. orchard, fruit farm
A cultivated area planted with fruit trees. In Japan, often open for fruit picking activities.
週末(しゅうまつ)果樹園(かじゅえん)でりんご()りをした。
I went apple picking at an orchard on the weekend.
この地域(ちいき)果樹園(かじゅえん)有名(ゆうめい)だ。
This region is famous for its orchards.
祖父(そふ)果樹園(かじゅえん)では(もも)(なし)栽培(さいばい)している。
My grandfather's orchard grows peaches and pears.

COMPOSITION:

  • 果樹(かじゅ) (fruit tree) + (えん) (garden/farm)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 果樹園(かじゅえん)(はたら)く (to work at an orchard)
  • 果樹園(かじゅえん)経営(けいえい)する (to run an orchard)
  • 観光(かんこう)果樹園(かじゅえん) (tourist orchard - for fruit picking)

FRUIT PICKING ACTIVITIES:

Many Japanese 果樹園(かじゅえん) offer fruit picking experiences (果物狩(くだものが)り):

  • りんご()り (apple picking)
  • (もも)()り (peach picking)
  • (なし)()り (pear picking)
  • ぶどう()り (grape picking)
  • いちご()り (strawberry picking)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 果樹(かじゅ): fruit tree
  • 農園(のうえん): farm, plantation
  • (はたけ): field, farm plot
  • 果実(かじつ): fruit