白樺
also: しらかんば
Meanings
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Japanese white birch
A deciduous tree native to Japan, known for its distinctive white bark. Scientific name: Betula platyphylla var. japonica.
There are vast forests of Japanese white birch in Hokkaido.
The bark of the Japanese white birch is white and beautiful.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に白樺が生えるfor white birch trees to grow in a place
Many white birch trees grow in the mountains of Hokkaido.
- 白樺の林a grove/forest of white birch trees
I took a walk through a grove of white birch trees.
- 白樺の樹皮the bark of a white birch tree
White birch bark is white and thin.