WORD DETAIL
栽培
さいばい
Examples
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.

