1.
cedar forest; grove of cedar trees
A wood or plantation consisting of Japanese cedar (杉). Large planted cedar forests are common in Japan and are a major source of springtime pollen.
山は杉林に覆われている。
The mountain is covered with cedar forest.
杉林の中を通る道を歩いた。
I walked along the path running through the cedar forest.
春になると、この杉林から大量の花粉が飛んでくる。
When spring comes, huge amounts of pollen blow in from this cedar forest.
Compound of 杉 (Japanese cedar) + 林 (woods). The {はやし} reading voices to {ばやし} in this compound.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 杉林が広がる: a cedar forest spreads out
- 杉林に囲まれる: be surrounded by cedar forest
- 杉林の花粉: pollen from a cedar forest
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 森: forest — larger and denser, often with mixed trees; 林 (as in 杉林) is a smaller or single-species wood.