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語源 1

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai), from Middle Chinese 盆 (MC bwon, “bowl”) + 栽 (MC tsoj|dzojH, “to plant”).

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈbɑnsaɪ/, /ˈbɑnzaɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɒnsaɪ/

名詞

bonsai (countable and uncountable, plural bonsai or bonsais)

1. (countable) A tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
2. (uncountable) The art of planting and growing trees or plants in such a manner.

動詞

bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied)

1. (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.
   • 2001, Dennis Parks, Living in the Country Growing Weird, page 50:

     Could I be a father who was, so to speak, bonsaiing his children, trimming urban roots, and then twisting the emerging branches?

派生語

語源 2

間投詞

bonsai

1. Misspelling of banzai.

アナグラム

• Bosnia, basion, sabino