noun
Japanese beech; Siebold's beech
Refers specifically to Fagus crenata, a deciduous tree native to Japan. Often written in katakana as ブナ.
ブナの森を散策する。
I take a walk through the beech forest.
ブナは日本の冷温帯を代表する樹木です。
The Japanese beech is a representative tree of Japan's cool-temperate zone.
Rare kanji form; not in common use.
Rare kanji form; not in common use.
The origin of the word ぶな is uncertain. The kanji 山毛欅 is an ateji spelling.