植木

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うえ
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 植え (ue, planting, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 植える ueru “to plant (a seed, a plant)”) + (ki, tree or shrub).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

植木 (hiragana うえき, rōmaji ueki, historical hiragana うゑき)

  1. a planted tree or shrub, as in a garden or pot
  2. by extension, a bonsai
  3. a live tree in general, not necessarily in a garden or pot

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Proper noun

植木 (hiragana うえき, rōmaji Ueki, historical hiragana うゑき)

  1. A surname.

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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