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ベイツガ

also: べいつが

Meanings

1

noun

western hemlock

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the tree species Tsuga heterophylla, native to western North America. Used in botanical and forestry contexts.

ベイツガは北ほく米べい西せい部ぶに自じ生せいする針しん葉よう樹じゅです。
The western hemlock is a conifer native to western North America.

Written forms

ベイツガUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword-based tree name; usually written in kana.
べいつが
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana but still encountered.
米べい栂つが
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre

栂hemlock, (kokuji)

Etymology

From English 'western hemlock', adapted into Japanese as ベイツガ (bei-tsuga). The kanji 米栂 is an ateji spelling combining 米 (America) and 栂 (hemlock).