針葉樹(しんようじゅ)

しんようじゅ
noun
conifer
plant-tree
1. conifer, needle-leaved tree
Trees with needle-like or scale-like leaves, typically cone-bearing. Most are evergreen.
松(まつ)や杉(すぎ)は針葉樹(しんようじゅ)です。
Pine and Japanese cedar are conifers.
針葉樹(しんようじゅ)は寒(さむ)い地域(ちいき)でも育(そだ)ちます。
Conifers can grow even in cold regions.
針葉樹(しんようじゅ)の森(もり)は一年中(いちねんじゅう)緑(みどり)です。
Coniferous forests are green all year round.

Etymology

針(しん) (needle) + 葉(よう) (leaf) + 樹(じゅ) (tree)

Types

Usage

Most conifers are evergreen and bear cones (松(まつ)ぼっくり, pine cone). Their wood is softwood, widely used in construction.

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 広葉樹(こうようじゅ) (broadleaf tree)
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Added 2026.1.14 22:31 · Revised 2026.10.18 23:05
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