植
植

plant

12 strokesFrequency 699JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ショク

Kun

う.えるう.わる

Nanori

うええげ

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

plant

Constituents

?wood
乙fishhook
十needle
十ten
木tree
目eye
直straightaway

Mnemonic Stories

When you plant this magical seed, a full-grown beanstalk tree sprouts straightaway.

To create an instant hiding spot, the ninja uses a special technique to plant a fast-growing seed, and a small tree grows straightaway to provide cover.

In the world of video games, you just plant a sapling, and a giant tree appears straightaway, ready for you to harvest its wood.

Dictionary

Common Words

植物しょくぶつNounFreq #3928
1

plant; vegetation

Examples
植物は土壌で育つ。
Plants are nourished by earth.
植えるうえるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6441
1

to plant; to grow; to raise

Examples
私は庭にバラを植えた。
I planted roses in the garden.
2

to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)

3

to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)

4

to instill (idea, value, etc.); to inculcate

移植いしょく移殖NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #14930
1

Botany

transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting

Examples
アメリカの文化はヨーロッパから移植されたものだ。
The American culture had been transplanted from Europe.
2

Medicine

transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant

3

Medicine; Biology

embryo transfer; embryo transplant

4

Computing

porting (software)

植え付ける植えつける植付けるうえつけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #15224
1

to plant; to transplant

Examples
我々はその畑に今年は綿を植え付けるつもりだ。
We will crop the field with cotton this year.
2

to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

植木うえきNounFreq #25210
1

garden plant; garden tree

Examples
母は植木の世話をよくする人だ。
My mother looks after the plants well.
2

potted plant

植民地しょくみんち殖民地NounFreq #25772
1

colony

Examples
数年後、ヨーロッパ人たちは沿岸の植民地に住み着いた。
Years later, Europeans established colonies in the coastal areas.
2

Brazilian

(Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

Examples
その習慣を彼は植民地時代から始まると推定している。
He dates the custom from the colonial days.
植え込み植込みうえこみ植込NounFreq #25895
1

thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket

鉢植えはちうえ鉢植NounFreq #25920
1

potted plant

Examples
冬の間は苗を鉢植えにする。
The young plants are potted during the winter.
2

potting

観葉植物かんようしょくぶつNounFreq #28758
1

ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

植木鉢うえきばちNounFreq #29972
1

flowerpot; plant pot

Examples
植木鉢が歩道に落ちて、ガチャンと割れた。
The flower pot crashed to the sidewalk.

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