(すぎばやし)

すぎばやし
noun
cedar forest; cedar grove
nature
1. cedar forest; grove of cedar trees
A wood or plantation consisting of Japanese cedar ((すぎ)). Large planted cedar forests are common in Japan and are a major source of springtime pollen.
(やま)杉林(すぎばやし)(おお)われている
The mountain is covered with cedar forest.
I walked along the path running through the cedar forest.
When spring comes, huge amounts of pollen blow in from this cedar forest.

Compound of (すぎ) (Japanese cedar) + (はやし) (woods). The はやし reading voices to ばやし in this compound.

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  • (もり): forest — larger and denser, often with mixed trees; (はやし) (as in 杉林(すぎばやし)) is a smaller or single-species wood.

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