Japanese symbol for “gardening”
園芸
えんげい
Romaji: engei
horticulture; gardening
In Japanese, gardening is 園芸, read えんげい (engei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n horticulture; gardening
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gardening”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガーデニング | ガーデニング gaadeningu | gardening |
| 庭仕事 | にわしごと niwashigoto | gardening |
| 庭いじり | にわいじり niwaijiri | gardening; puttering around in the garden |
| 庭づくり | にわづくり niwazukuri | gardening |
| 土いじり | つちいじり tsuchiijiri | gardening; farming (as a hobby) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool |
| 庭園 | ていえん teien | garden; park |
| 田園 | でんえん den'en | the country; countryside; rural districts |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art; the arts |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment; performing arts |
| 工芸 | こうげい kougei | industrial arts; craft |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gardening”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.