saikei

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noun

The art of creating miniature landscapes with living trees, rocks, water, etc., each landscape in a single tray.

OriginJapanese 栽景 →
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Meanings

nounsaikei (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe art of creating miniature landscapes with living trees, rocks, water, etc., each landscape in a single tray.

Origin

  1. Japanese栽景
  2. Englishsaikei

Japanese 栽景 (literally “planted landscape”).

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Anagrams

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APA

saikei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saikei

MLA

“saikei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saikei. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saikei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saikei.

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