園芸

えんげい · engei · JLPT N2 · noun

gardening

🪴🌱 園芸 = garden (en) + art (gei): the art of the garden

園 (en) means garden or park, as in 公園 kōen, park. 芸 (gei) means art or skill, the same gei as in 芸者 geisha, a person of the arts. Put together, garden + art = gardening.

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