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saikei

saikei noun: the art of creating miniature landscapes with living trees, rocks, water, etc., each landscape in a single tray.

Noun

saikei (uncountable)

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

Origin of saikei

Japanese 栽景 (literally “planted landscape”).

Questions about saikei

What does saikei mean?
Saikei means the art of creating miniature landscapes with living trees, rocks, water, etc., each landscape in a single tray.
What part of speech is saikei?
Saikei is a noun.

Words near saikei in the dictionary

  1. Saikalgar
  2. Saikalgars
  3. saikang warrior
  4. saikang warriors
  5. Saikat
  6. saikei
  7. Saikhom
  8. Saiki
  9. Saikis
  10. saiko-komon
  11. saikosaponin

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