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闊葉樹 (かつようじゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

闊かつ葉よう樹じゅ

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Meanings

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noun

broad-leaved tree

Botanical term for a tree with broad, flat leaves, as opposed to needle-leaved conifers.

この森もりには闊かつ葉よう樹じゅが多おおく生はえている。
Many broad-leaved trees grow in this forest.

Kanji

闊wide
葉leaf, plane, lobe
樹timber, trees, wood

Similar words

針しん葉よう樹じゅ
針葉樹 means 'conifer' or 'needle-leaved tree', the counterpart to 闊葉樹.

Etymology

Compound of 闊 (broad) + 葉 (leaf) + 樹 (tree). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.