菩ぼ提だい樹じゅ

noun

Tilia miqueliana; Japanese linden

A species of linden tree native to Japan. In everyday Japanese, 菩提樹 often refers to this tree rather than the sacred fig.

• 菩ぼ提だい樹じゅは街がい路ろ樹じゅとしてよく植うえられている。

  Linden trees are often planted as street trees.

noun

sacred fig; bodhi tree; peepal tree

Refers to Ficus religiosa, the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. In Buddhist contexts, this is the primary meaning. See also インドボダイジュ.

See also: インドボダイジュ

• お寺てらの境けい内だいに大おおきな菩ぼ提だい樹じゅがある。

  There is a large bodhi tree in the temple grounds.