間引(まび)く

まびく
godan verb (transitive)
to thin out (plants); to cull; to reduce
1. to thin out (plants)
to remove some seedlings or plants to allow the remaining ones to grow better
苗(なえ)を間引(まび)いた。
I thinned out the seedlings.
密集(みっしゅう)している部分(ぶぶん)を間引(まび)く。
Thin out the crowded areas.
大根(だいこん)の芽(め)を間引(まび)いて育(そだ)てる。
Grow daikon by thinning out the sprouts.
2. to reduce; to cut back (services, frequency)
to decrease the frequency or number of something
バスの本数(ほんすう)を間引(まび)いた。
They reduced the number of bus services.
電車(でんしゃ)が間引(まび)き運転(うんてん)になった。
The trains switched to reduced service.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)で便(びん)を間引(まび)いた。
Flights were reduced due to the typhoon.

TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive (他動詞(たどうし))

USAGE:

  • 苗(なえ)を間引(まび)く (to thin seedlings)
  • 運行(うんこう)を間引(まび)く (to reduce service frequency)
  • 間引(まび)き運転(うんてん) (reduced service operation)

GARDENING:
Thinning allows remaining plants to receive more sunlight, water, and nutrients. The removed seedlings (間引(まび)き菜(な)) are often edible.

RELATED:

  • 剪定(せんてい) (pruning)
  • 摘(つ)む (to pick, pluck)
  • 減便(げんびん) (reduction in services)
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Added 2026.1.25 17:33 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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