Word Meaning 盆栽

ぼんさい bonsai

盆栽 is read as ぼんさい (bonsai) and means bonsai.

Meaning

English

  1. bonsai
  2. miniature potted plant

Reading

Kana

ぼんさい

Romaji

bonsai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Synonyms 観賞植物,観葉植物,実物,花物,葉物 Rank 17065 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ぼん

gambler's den

盆地

ぼんち

basin (e.g. between mountains)

盆踊り

ぼんおどり

Bon Festival dance

盆と正月が一緒に来た様

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう

as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

盆と正月

ぼんとしょうがつ

the Bon Festival and New Year

植栽

しょくさい

raising trees and plants

栽培

さいばい

cultivation

旧盆

きゅうぼん

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

前栽物

せんざいもの

greens

和三盆

わさんぼん

refined Japanese sugar

Example Sentences

3

ぼんさいをそだてるにはじかんがかかる。

Growing bonsai takes time.

Bonsai trees are elegant.

My bonsai, which is the cherry tree, is starting to bloom.