刈り込み

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 刈り込み is read as かりこみ and is a noun for pruning or trimming a hedge or shrub to shape it.
• Basic usage: Beginning to trim a hedge appears in 生け垣の刈り込みを始める, while shaping shrubs through careful pruning appears in 丁寧な刈り込み.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Form relative to 刈る
  • 刈り込み is the shaping of a hedge or shrub by trimming, whereas 刈る more broadly means cutting grass or crops.