木々(きぎ)

きぎ
noun
trees
1. trees (plural)
Multiple trees; used to describe a collection of trees.
木々(きぎ)の緑(みどり)。
The greenery of the trees.
木々(きぎ)が風(かぜ)に揺(ゆ)れている。
The trees are swaying in the wind.
木々(きぎ)の間(あいだ)から光(ひかり)が差(さ)し込(こ)んでいる。
Light is filtering through the trees.
春(はる)になると、木々(きぎ)に花(はな)が咲(さ)き始(はじ)める。
In spring, flowers begin to bloom on the trees.
公園(こうえん)の木々(きぎ)が大(おお)きく育(そだ)って、夏(なつ)は涼(すず)しい木陰(こかげ)ができる。
The trees in the park have grown big, creating cool shade in summer.

木々(きぎ) is the plural form of 木(き) (tree), created through reduplication with rendaku (voicing: き→ぎ).

Forms

木(き) + 木(き) → 木々(きぎ) (the second き becomes ぎ due to rendaku)

Usage

Used when referring to multiple trees collectively. Common in descriptive, poetic, or literary contexts about nature and scenery.

Common collocations

Similar reduplications

Related Words

Related: 木(き) (tree (singular))
Compare: 人々(ひとびと) (people)
Compare: 山々(やまやま) (mountains)
Compare: 日々(ひび) (days, daily)
Compare: 国々(くにぐに) (countries, nations)
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Added 2026.1.16 8:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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