Bonsai Japanese Kanji
Similar practices exist in other cultures including the chinese tradition of penzai or penjing from which the art originated and the miniature living landscapes of vietnamese hòn.
Bonsai japanese kanji. A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot. The water droplet again. The bonsai kanji is therefore relatively well known as representing tray bon planting sai. Tray planting pronounced is a japanese art form which utilizes cultivation techniques to produce in containers small trees that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees.
They have nothing to do with each other. A miniature potted plant.
In modern times the first character was simplified in japan and china.