Illustration: In a small fruit-tree nursery, a grower fits the wedge-shaped end of a thin scion into a fresh split at the top of a rooted young tree. Their fingers hold the two living pieces firmly aligned while an assistant begins securing the union with grafting tape.

Beyond N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

接つぐ

tsugu

to graft onto a tree

Example sentences

  1. 枝えだが伸のび、実みが成なることを想定そうていして接つぐ場所ばしょを選えらびましょう。

    Select the graft point after imagining how the branches will extend and fruit grow.

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  2. 祖父そふは庭にわの木きに新あたらしい枝えだを接ついだ。

    My grandfather grafted a new branch onto a tree in the garden.

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  3. 来週らいしゅう、この木きにりんごの枝えだを接つぎます。

    Next week, I’ll graft an apple branch onto this tree.

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Kanji in 接

  • 接touch; contactOnセツ・ショウKunつぐ

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