植え物

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
植 物
うえ
Grade: 3 		もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
植物

Compound of 植え (ue, “planting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 植える (ueru, “to plant”)) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うえもの [ùémónó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟e̞mo̞no̞]

Noun

植(う)え物(もの) • (uemono) ←うゑもの (uwemono)?

  1. (rare) general term for cultivated plants, especially vegetables
  2. (historical) trees planted inside castles for military purposes
  3. (poetry) types of plants used as subjects in renga and haikai

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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