庭木(にわき)

にわき
noun
garden tree, yard tree
plant-tree
1. garden tree, yard tree, ornamental tree
A tree planted in a garden or yard, typically for decorative purposes. Includes both ornamental and fruit-bearing trees grown in residential gardens.
庭木(にわき)の手入(てい)れをする。
To tend the garden trees.
庭木(にわき)の枝(えだ)を剪定(せんてい)した。
I pruned the branches of the garden trees.
台風(たいふう)で庭木(にわき)が倒(たお)れてしまったので、業者(ぎょうしゃ)に撤去(てっきょ)を頼(たの)んだ。
A garden tree was knocked over by the typhoon, so I asked a contractor to remove it.

Usage

A common everyday word for trees in residential gardens. Japanese gardens often feature carefully maintained 庭木(にわき), and tree maintenance (especially 剪定(せんてい), pruning) is an important part of homeownership.

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Related Words

Related: 植木(うえき) (garden plant)
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Added 2026.3.19 8:15 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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