How to say 'Cultivation' in Japanese | 栽培

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The Japanese word for Cultivation is 'Saibai', written as 栽培 in Japanese.'Cultivation' in hiragana is さいばい.

word

栽培

Meaning

Cultivation

Reading

さいばい

saibai

Kanji

栽Plant, Planting 培Cultivate

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '栽培 (さいばい)' means 'cultivation'. It refers to the process of growing and nurturing plants, crops, or other agricultural products. This term is commonly used in contexts related to farming, gardening, or horticulture. For example: The cultivation of rice is important in Japan「米の栽培は日本で重要です」(こめのさいばいはにほんでじゅうようです). They are cultivating vegetables in the garden「彼らは庭で野菜を栽培しています」(かれらはにわでやさいをさいばいしています). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe the nurturing or development of skills, ideas, or relationships, though this usage is less common.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4775

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 栽培

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

栽

Meaning

Plant, Planting

kanji

培

Meaning

Cultivate

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