Japanese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Japanese word
植物
Pronunciation
Romajishokubutsu
Meaning
- nounplant
Example
部屋に植物があります。heya ni shoku butsu ga a ri ma su
There is a plant in the room.
More examples
学校で植物を育てています。gak kō de shoku butsu o soda te te i ma su
We grow plants at school.
旅行中は友達に植物の世話を頼みます。ryo kō chū wa tomo dachi ni shoku butsu no se wa o tano mi ma su
While I am traveling, I ask a friend to take care of my plant.
Core concept
It describes a rooted living organism that grows in soil or another place and includes many forms from grass to trees.
Common phrases
植物を育てるshoku butsu o soda te ru
grow a plant
植物に水をやるshoku butsu ni mizu o ya ru
water a plant
植物の世話shoku butsu no se wa
plant care
Definition in Japanese
土などに根を下ろして生長する草木などの生物。tsuchi na do ni ne o o ro shi te sei chō su ru kusa ki na do no sei butsu
Word origin
植物 (shokubutsu) comes from the Sino-Japanese elements 植 (shoku, "to plant") and 物 (butsu, "thing"), a combination that names a growing organism.
Usage tips
- In everyday English, plant can also mean a factory, as in power plant, so context distinguishes an industrial building from a living organism.