庭師|にわしniwashi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Definitions
  1. noungardener
    Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.
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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Japanese definitions
  1. にわを作つくったり、手入ていれをしたりすることを業ぎょうとする人ひと。
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