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取り木 (とりき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり木き

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Meanings

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noun

layering (plant propagation)

gardening / horticulture

A horticultural technique where a stem is induced to root while still attached to the parent plant. Used in bonsai and gardening.

取とり木きで増ふやしたモミジは、根ね付づきが良よい。
Maples propagated by layering take root well.
盆ぼん栽さいでは、幹みきの形かたちを整ととのえるために取とり木きを行おこなうことがある。
In bonsai, layering is sometimes performed to shape the trunk.

Written forms

取とり木きUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for the horticultural technique.
取とり木きUsage5%
Variant spelling; less common but still used in gardening contexts.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
木

tree, wood

Similar words

挿さし木き
挿し木 is propagation by cuttings, where a severed stem is planted. 取り木 keeps the stem attached to the parent until roots form.
接つぎ木き
接ぎ木 is grafting, joining a scion to a rootstock. 取り木 produces a new plant on its own roots.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (taking) and 木 (tree/plant), referring to the technique of taking a new plant from a branch while still attached.