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栽培

さいばい

N3cultivation · growing

Examples

祖母は庭で季節の野菜を栽培している。

日当たりの悪い場所でも栽培できる植物を選んだ。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 栽培 (さいばい) is an action noun for tending crops or plants so that they grow.
  • Basic usage: 野菜を栽培している describes ongoing cultivation in a garden, while 栽培できる植物 modifies plants capable of being grown in low light.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Ongoing cultivation and growability
    • 栽培している reports actual ongoing growing, whereas 栽培できる states feasibility under the conditions. The selected plant is not necessarily already growing.

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