JLPT N3 · Noun

植物 (shokubutsu)

植物 (しょくぶつ, shokubutsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “plant; vegetation”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょくぶつ
Romaji: shokubutsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

plant; vegetation · noun

Example sentences

植物は土壌で育つ。

Plants are nourished by earth.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 植物

植

plantショク・う.える・う.わる · 12 strokes

物

thing, object, matterブツ・モツ・もの・もの- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 植物.

植えるうえるto plant植木うえきgarden plant田植えたうえrice planting植民地しょくみんちcolony植わるうわるto be planted物ものthing果物くだものfruit建物たてものbuilding動物どうぶつanimal荷物にもつluggage買い物かいものshopping食べ物たべものfood飲み物のみものdrink品物しなものarticle

Source: JMdict entry 1357300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.