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杉 (すぎ, sugi) Japanese meaning: Japanese cedar | Kotomora

杉すぎ

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Japanese cedar; Cryptomeria japonica

A tall evergreen tree native to Japan, widely planted for timber and often seen at shrines.

神じん社じゃの参さん道どうには大おおきな杉すぎが並ならんでいる。

Large Japanese cedars line the approach to the shrine.

杉すぎの花か粉ふんは春はるのアレルギーの原げん因いんになる。

Japanese cedar pollen causes spring allergies.

Usage patterns

杉すぎ花か粉ふん症しょうになるto develop a cedar pollen allergy
春はるになると多おおくの人ひとが杉すぎ花か粉ふん症しょうになる。
Many people develop a cedar pollen allergy when spring comes.

Expressions

スギノハダニsugi spider mite (Oligonychus hondoensis)

Kanji

杉cedar, cryptomeria
椙Japanese cedar, cryptomeria, (kokuji)

Don't confuse with

ヒノキ
杉 (Japanese cedar) and 檜 (Japanese cypress) are both tall conifers used in construction, but 檜 has finer grain and a distinct fragrance, while 杉 is more common and used for everyday timber.
樅もみ
杉 (Japanese cedar) is another common conifer that learners may confuse with 樅 (fir), though they differ in leaf shape and typical use as lumber.

Counted with

本ほんN5
杉 is counted with 本, the standard counter for tall, cylindrical things like trees.
元もとN2
Counts planted trees and shrubs at the root — literary; everyday speech usually uses 本 or 株.
株しゅ
Literary counter for standing trees and plants; everyday speech uses 本 or 株 (かぶ).

Word family· 37

杉すぎ内うち
too; extremely; so; super
杉すぎ戸ど
cedar door; door made of cedar
杉すぎ林ばやし
cryptomeria forest; cedar grove
小こ杉すぎ
small cedar · thin Japanese paper (Edo-period tissue)

Written forms

杉すぎUsage56%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
スギUsage43%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used in botanical contexts or for emphasis.
すぎUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
椙すぎ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 杉 has been used for this tree since ancient times.

台だい杉すぎ

coppicing-like technique for cedar trees

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すぎむら
thicket of cedar trees
杉すぎ垣がき
cryptomeria hedge
杉すぎ材ざい
cedar wood; cedar lumber
杉すぎ板いた
cedar board; cedar plank
杉すぎ玉だま
sugidama; cedar ball hung at sake breweries
杉すぎ皮かわ
cedar bark
杉すぎ石せき
sugilite; lavulite
杉すぎ箸ばし
cedar chopsticks

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