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How to Say ‘Gardening’ in Japanese

庭いじり

niwaijiri

[niwaijiri]

💬 Usage Tip: [いじり] in [庭いじり] gives the feel of casually tinkering or puttering with something, not formal professional work. You'll see the same feel in words like [機械いじり] for messing around with machines.

Phrase Breakdown

庭いじり

niwaijiri

[niwaijiri]

gardening

The act of tending to a garden.

Example

休日は庭いじりを楽しんでいます。

I enjoy gardening on my days off.

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