松林(まつばやし)

まつばやし
noun
pine grove; pine woods
geography
1. pine grove; pine woods
A wood made up of pine trees, often seen along the coast where pines are planted as windbreaks.
海岸(かいがん)に松林(まつばやし)が続(つづ)く。
A pine grove stretches along the coast.
松林(まつばやし)の中(なか)を散歩(さんぽ)した。
I took a walk through the pine woods.
This pine grove was planted to protect the fields from the sea breeze.

Formed from 松(まつ) (pine) + 林(はやし) (woods), with rendaku making it まつばやし. White-sand beaches lined with green pine groves (白砂青松(はくしゃせいしょう)) are a classic image of the Japanese coast.

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