盆栽
ぼんさい
bonsai
= bonsai / miniature tree art
Bonsai (盆栽) is the art of growing miniature trees in small containers. Representing nature in miniature, bonsai requires patience, skill, and deep horticultural knowledge.
Bonsai involves cultivating full-sized tree species in small pots, maintaining them as miniatures through careful pruning and shaping. Bonsai can live for centuries. Styles include formal upright, slanting, cascade. Bonsai represents Zen philosophy of simplicity and natural beauty. Bonsai cultivation teaches patience and observation.
Bonsai requires consistent care. Watering and pruning are critical.
盆 (tray) + 栽 (plant)
EXAMPLE 1
盆栽を育てるのは、本当に難しい。毎日の手入れが必要だ。
Bonsai wo sodateru no wa, hontou ni muzukashii. Mainichi no teire ga hitsuyou da.
Growing bonsai is really difficult. Daily care is needed.
EXAMPLE 2
古い盆栽は、何百年も生きている。
Furui bonsai wa, nan-byaku nen mo ikite iru.
Old bonsai have lived for hundreds of years.
EXAMPLE 3
盆栽の形は、自然を表現している。
Bonsai no katachi wa, shizen wo hyougen shite iru.
Bonsai shapes express nature.
Bonsai is Japanese horticultural art form.
Represents Zen aesthetics and patience.
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