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pine grove; pine woods
A wood made up of pine trees, often seen along the coast where pines are planted as windbreaks.
海岸に松林が続く。
A pine grove stretches along the coast.
松林の中を散歩した。
I took a walk through the pine woods.
この松林は潮風から畑を守るために植えられた。
This pine grove was planted to protect the fields from the sea breeze.
Formed from 松 (pine) + 林 (woods), with rendaku making it まつばやし. White-sand beaches lined with green pine groves (白砂青松) are a classic image of the Japanese coast.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 松林が続く: a pine grove stretches on
- 海岸の松林: a coastal pine grove
- 松林を抜ける: pass through the pine woods