also: きだち
Small birds were singing in the grove of trees in the park.
There is a small cluster of trees behind the house.
barren winter trees; leafless trees in winter
grove in summer; summer grove
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and common usage.
Alternate spelling with okurigana; also read as きだち in some contexts.
Rare reading of the okurigana form; not commonly used.
The spelling represents 木立ち, from 木 and 立ち “standing,” denoting trees standing together as a group. The reading こだち includes voicing of たち to だち.