植生

• 読み: しょくせい
• ローマ字: shokusei
• 漢字の分解: 植 (shoku) — plant, grow; 生 (sei) — life, grow, birth
• 発音: /ɕo.kɯ.seː/

意味

Vegetation; plant life. The plants that grow in a particular area or region.

A noun used primarily in scientific and geographical contexts to describe the collective plant life of a region. More technical than 植物 (shokubutsu, plants) — 植生 refers to the overall plant community and its distribution patterns. Common in ecology, geography, and environmental science discussions. Often appears with modifiers like 自然植生 (shizen shokusei, natural vegetation).

例文

1. この山の植生は標高によって大きく変わる。
2. 火災後の植生の回復には何年もかかる。
3. 熱帯地域の植生は非常に豊かだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: ecology, geography, environmental science

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 植 (shoku, plant) + 生 (sei, life/grow). Literally 'plant life' — the living plants of an area considered as a whole.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated