01
杉の木
すぎのき
cedar tree
Meanings
- cedar
- cryptomeria
Readings
Onyomi
- サン
Kunyomi
- すぎ
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Useful words
02
杉林
すぎばやし
cedar forest
03
杉花粉
すぎかふん
cedar pollen
04
杉並木
すぎなみき
row of cedar trees
05
杉板
すぎいた
cedar board
06
屋久杉
やくすぎ
Yakusugi cedar
Compare Kanji
01木Component93%tree, wood杉 starts with the tree form, so 木 is the simplest visual and meaning anchor.02林Meaning80%grove, forestCedar belongs among trees, and 林 expands the single tree into a grove.03森Meaning78%forest, woods森 gives the forest setting where a cedar such as 杉 can live.04松Meaning76%pine tree松 is another named tree, useful for separating tree species in kanji form.05桧Meaning69%Japanese cypress桧 is another conifer-like tree name, close enough to compare with cedar 杉.06柱Meaning60%pillar, postWood from trees can become pillars; 柱 turns 杉 toward material use.
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