Translation guide
The activity of growing and caring for plants in a garden, typically around the home. Japanese has several words for gardening, ranging from general cultivation to aesthetic garden design.
The everyday activity of tending a garden, growing flowers, vegetables, or plants around the house.
Loanword from English, very common for home gardening as a hobby, especially flower and vegetable gardening.
週末はガーデニングを楽しんでいます。
I enjoy gardening on weekends.
General term for horticulture/gardening, slightly more formal than ガーデニング. Used for both hobby and professional cultivation.
園芸が趣味です。
Gardening is my hobby.
Casual term for pottering around the garden, doing light gardening work. Implies a relaxed, hands-on activity.
父は休みの日はいつも庭いじりをしている。
My father is always pottering around the garden on his days off.
Specifically refers to a home vegetable garden. Use when the focus is on growing food.
家庭菜園でトマトを作っています。
I'm growing tomatoes in my home vegetable garden.
The art and practice of creating and maintaining traditional Japanese gardens, emphasizing natural beauty, rocks, water, and pruning.
Refers to a Japanese-style garden as a physical space. Often used when talking about visiting or admiring such gardens.
京都で美しい日本庭園を見ました。
I saw a beautiful Japanese garden in Kyoto.
The act of creating a garden, especially a traditional Japanese garden. More about design and construction.
General term for garden making, can include both Japanese and Western styles, but often implies a traditional approach.
祖父は庭造りが得意です。
My grandfather is skilled at garden making.
Professional gardening work, including landscape gardening, tree pruning, and garden maintenance.
Landscape gardening or landscaping as a profession. Includes design, construction, and maintenance of gardens and parks.
造園会社で働いています。
I work for a landscaping company.
A gardener who specializes in trees and shrubs, often doing pruning and maintenance. Can refer to the person or the business.
ガーデニング is the most common for hobby gardening, especially among younger people. 園芸 is slightly more formal and can refer to horticulture in general. 庭いじり is casual and implies light, enjoyable work in the garden.
ガーデニング教室に通っています。
I attend a gardening class.
園芸の本を読んで勉強しています。
I'm studying by reading gardening books.
ちょっと庭いじりしてくるね。
I'm just going to do a bit of gardening.
I'm learning the art of Japanese garden design.
I asked a gardener to maintain the garden.