造 園(ぞうえん)士(し)

ぞうえんし

noun

landscape gardener; landscape architect

1. landscape gardener; landscape architect

A professional who designs, builds, and maintains gardens, parks, and other outdoor spaces. In Japan, this requires specialized knowledge of plants, stone arrangement, and traditional garden aesthetics.

造園(ぞうえん)士(し)に庭(にわ)のデザインを依頼(いらい)した。

I asked a landscape gardener to design the garden.

造園(ぞうえん)士(し)の資格(しかく)を取(と)るには実務(じつむ)経験(けいけん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Practical experience is needed to obtain a landscape gardener's qualification.

日本(にほん)庭園(ていえん)を手(て)がける造園(ぞうえん)士(し)は、石(いし)の配置(はいち)や水(みず)の流(なが)れにまで細(こま)かく気(き)を配(くば)る。

Landscape gardeners who work on Japanese gardens pay careful attention to details like stone placement and water flow.

A compound of 造園(ぞうえん) (landscape gardening, garden construction) and 士(し) (professional, specialist). Japan has a national certification system (造園施工管理技士(ぞうえんせこうかんりぎし)) for landscape construction professionals.

Common collocations

造園(ぞうえん)士(し)の資格(しかく): landscape gardener qualification
造園(ぞうえん)士(し)に依頼(いらい)する: to hire a landscape gardener
一級(いっきゅう)造園(ぞうえん)施工(せこう)管理(かんり)技士(ぎし): first-class landscape construction management engineer

Similar words

庭師(にわし): gardener — a traditional term for someone who tends and maintains gardens
植木屋(うえきや): tree/shrub trimmer — focuses on planting and pruning trees
造園(ぞうえん)業者(ぎょうしゃ): landscaping contractor — a company rather than an individual

Related Words

Compare: 庭師(にわし) (gardener)

Compare: 植木(うえき)屋(や) (tree/shrub trimmer)

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