庭師|にわしniwashi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noungardener
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym園丁えんていWrittenWritten/formal word, and a rare one; suggests a worker who prunes plants and cleans up in gardens and parks, with a Western-style flavour.
- Synonym植木屋うえきやCasualColloquial; a craftsman who grows and prunes trees and shrubs, also used for a shop that sells them.
Use 「庭師」 for craftsmen who create gardens and tend Japanese-style ones, e.g. 「京都の庭師」; in everyday speech 「植木屋さん」 is common, while 「園丁」 is a written/formal word.
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