(まつばやし)

まつばやし
noun
pine grove; pine woods
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)松林(まつばやし)(つづ)く。
A pine grove stretches along the coast.
松林(まつばやし)(なか)散歩(さんぽ)した。
I took a walk through the pine woods.
この松林(まつばやし)潮風(しおかぜ)から(はたけ)(まも)るために()えられた。
This pine grove was planted to protect the fields from the sea breeze.

Formed from (まつ) (pine) + (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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 松林(まつばやし)(つづ)く: a pine grove stretches on
  • 海岸(かいがん)松林(まつばやし): a coastal pine grove
  • 松林(まつばやし)()ける: pass through the pine woods