水耕

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 水耕(すいこう) is a noun for hydroponics, the cultivation of plants using water rather than soil.
• Basic usage: It marks a method in 水耕で育てる and describes a system in 水耕の仕組み.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Method and system
  • 水耕で identifies how something is grown, while 水耕の仕組み refers to the structure of the cultivation system.
• Verb pattern
  • Mark the crop with を and the method with で, as in 野菜を水耕で育てる.