植える
うえる
hepburn ueru
to plant (a plant)
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 木を植えました。I planted a tree.
- 庭に花を植える。I plant flowers in the garden.
Collocations
植える (ueru, plant)木を植える花を植える植木 (ueki, plant)植物 (shokubutsu, flora)
Mnemonic
Ueru (植える) is "to plant (a plant)" — B + no-cluster ichidan verb. Kanji 植 (plant) + eru ichidan. Homophonous with ueru-starve (飢える) — kanji separates. Derivatives: (1) ueki (potted plant / garden tree); (2) shokubutsu (flora); (3) shokuminchi (colony). Korean simda / jaebaehada and Chinese zhong / zaizhi split parallel; Japans ueru homophone split.
Quick check
Ueru-plant vs ueru-starve?