植木

Compound of 植え (ue, “planting”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 植える ueru “to plant (a seed, a plant)”) +‎ 木 (ki, “tree or shrub”).^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) うえき [ùékí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟e̞kʲi]

植(うえ)木(き) • (ueki) ^{←うゑき (uweki)?}

1. a planted tree or shrub, as in a garden or pot
2. (by extension) a bonsai
3. a live tree in general, not necessarily in a garden or pot

• (planted tree): 庭木(にわき) (niwaki): a tree growing in a garden or yard
• (live tree): 立ち木, 立木(たちき) (tachiki): literally, a “standing tree”
• (bonsai): 盆栽(ぼんさい) (bonsai)

植(うえ)木(き) • (Ueki) ^{←うゑき (Uweki)?}

1. a surname