株分け

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 株分け, read かぶわけ, denotes propagating a plant by separating an established clump into growing divisions.
• Basic usage: It describes dividing an overgrown plant and transplanting the separated clumps into individual pots.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Division for propagation
  • The plant is separated into portions that can continue growing, which differs from merely pruning it.