ヒバ

noun

hiba false arborvitae; Thujopsis dolabrata

A species of cypress native to Japan, often used in construction and ornamental planting. The word is usually written in kana (ヒバ or ひば).

See also: あすなろ

• ヒバは日本にほんの山さん地ちに自じ生せいする針しん葉よう樹じゅです。

  Hiba is a conifer native to the mountains of Japan.

• この神じん社じゃの建けん材ざいにはヒバが使つかわれている。

  Hiba wood is used in the building materials of this shrine.

noun

small ornamental false cypress; dwarf hiba

Refers to a small variety of hinoki or a related species, often used as an ornamental plant. Usually written in kana.

See also: チャボヒバ

• 庭にわに小ちいさな檜ひ葉ばを植うえた。

  I planted a small hiba in the garden.

• この小ちいさなヒバは盆ぼん栽さいに適てきしている。

  This small hiba is suitable for bonsai.

noun

hinoki leaf

Literally 'hinoki leaf', but this sense is rare and mostly appears in compound words or older texts. The cross-reference to 檜 (hinoki) suggests a connection to the hinoki cypress.

See also: ヒノキ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは「檜ひ葉ば」がヒノキの葉はを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 檜葉 can refer to the leaves of the hinoki cypress.