常緑樹(じょうりょくじゅ)

じょうりょくじゅ
noun
evergreen tree
1. evergreen tree
A tree that retains its leaves throughout the year, continuously shedding and replacing them rather than losing them all at once.
松(まつ)は常緑樹(じょうりょくじゅ)なので冬(ふゆ)も緑(みどり)です。
Pine is an evergreen, so it stays green in winter too.
常緑樹(じょうりょくじゅ)は一年中(いちねんじゅう)葉(は)があります。
Evergreen trees have leaves all year round.
庭(にわ)に常緑樹(じょうりょくじゅ)を植(う)えると冬(ふゆ)も寂(さび)しくない。
If you plant evergreens in the garden, it won't look bleak in winter.

常緑樹(じょうりょくじゅ) - trees that remain green year-round.

常緑(じょうりょく) = evergreen, 樹(じゅ) = tree

Types:

  • 常緑針葉樹(じょうりょくしんようじゅ) - evergreen conifers (pine, cedar)
  • 常緑広葉樹(じょうりょくこうようじゅ) - evergreen broadleaf (camellia, tea plant)

Common Japanese evergreens:

Opposite: 落葉樹(らくようじゅ) (deciduous trees)

Related Words

Antonym: 落葉樹(らくようじゅ) (deciduous tree)
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Added 2026.1.14 22:31 · Revised 2026.6.4 2:15
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