Translation guide
A planter is a container for growing plants, often decorative. In Japanese, the word depends on the type and material.
A container, often ceramic or plastic, used to hold potted plants indoors or on a balcony.
The most common word for a planter, typically a rectangular or long container for flowers or vegetables. Used for both indoor and outdoor.
ベランダにプランターを置いてハーブを育てています。
I'm growing herbs in a planter on the balcony.
A flowerpot, usually round and made of ceramic or plastic. More traditional term, often for single plants.
この植木鉢は手作りです。
This flowerpot is handmade.
A general word for pot or bowl, including flowerpots. Often used in compounds.
鉢に植え替えてください。
Please repot it into a pot.
A large container, often wooden or concrete, used in gardens or public spaces.
Literally 'large planter'. Used for big containers in gardens or on streets.
公園に大型プランターが設置されました。
Large planters were installed in the park.
A flower bed, often a raised area for planting. Not a container per se, but used for similar purposes.
花壇に花を植えましょう。
Let's plant flowers in the flower bed.
A narrow container attached to a window sill.
Borrowed from English, commonly understood.
ウィンドウボックスにペチュニアを植えました。
I planted petunias in the window box.
Descriptive phrase meaning 'planter by the window'.
窓辺のプランターから花がこぼれています。
Flowers are spilling from the window planter.