雑ぞう木き

also: ざつぼく · ぞうぼく

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

assorted small trees; various kinds of trees

Refers to a mixture of different, often small or non-valuable, trees, typically in a natural or unmanaged setting.

裏うら山やまには雑ざつ木ぼくが生おい茂しげっている。
The hill behind is thick with assorted trees.
この公こう園えんには雑ざつ木ぼくが多おおく、散さん策さくに適てきしている。
This park has many kinds of trees, making it good for a stroll.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に雑ぞう木きが生おい茂しげるassorted trees grow thick in a place
この山やまの斜しゃ面めんには雑ぞう木きが生おい茂しげっている。
Assorted trees grow thickly on this mountain slope.
雑ぞう木きを伐ばっ採さいするto cut down assorted (low-value) trees
土と地ちを整せい地ちするために雑ぞう木きを伐ばっ採さいした。
They cut down the assorted trees to level the land.

Kanji

雑miscellaneous
木tree, wood

Related words

広こう葉よう樹じゅ
広葉樹 is the botanical term for broad-leaved trees specifically, while 雑木 stresses a random mix of species without commercial value.
針しん葉よう樹じゅ
針葉樹 names coniferous trees specifically, whereas 雑木 can include both conifers and broadleaf trees but focuses on their mixed, unremarkable nature.

Opposites

名めい木ぼく
雑木 refers to ordinary, low-value mixed trees, while 銘木 refers to prized, high-value timber trees.

Don't confuse with

木もく材ざいN2
雑木 refers to living, uncultivated trees themselves, while 木材 refers to wood that has already been cut and processed as lumber.

Word family

雑ぞう木き林ばやし
grove of mixed trees; copse; thicket

Built from

雑ぞう+木き

Written forms

雑木Usage100%
- ざつぼく
  Standard kanji form; reading ざつぼく is the most common and news-ranked.
- ぞうき
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
- ぞうぼく
  Rare reading; may appear in older texts or specialized contexts.
ざつぼく
ぞうぼく

Etymology

Compound of 雑 (miscellaneous, mixed) and 木 (tree). The reading ざつぼく uses the on'yomi of both characters, while ぞうき and ぞうぼく are alternative on'yomi combinations.