楠(くすのき)

くすのき
noun
camphor tree
plant-tree
1. camphor tree
A large evergreen broadleaf tree, source of camphor, often found at shrines and as an old, sacred-feeling giant tree. Common as a family name as well.
神社(じんじゃ)の境内(けいだい)に樹齢(じゅれい)1000年(ねん)の楠(くすのき)がある。
There is a 1,000-year-old camphor tree on the shrine grounds.
楠(くすのき)の葉(は)をこすると独特(どくとく)の香(かお)りがする。
If you rub a camphor tree leaf, it gives off a distinctive scent.
楠(くすのき)は大(おお)きく育(そだ)つため、公園(こうえん)や並木道(なみきみち)によく植(う)えられる。
Because camphor trees grow very large, they are often planted in parks and along tree-lined streets.

A large, long-lived evergreen broadleaf tree whose wood and leaves give off camphor's characteristic scent. Old camphor trees at shrines are often treated as sacred, wrapped with the 注連縄(しめなわ) rope reserved for revered natural objects.

Common collocations

  • 大楠(おおくすのき): a giant, ancient camphor tree
  • 楠(くすのき)の香(かお)り: the scent of camphor

Similar words

  • 椎(しい): another common evergreen broadleaf tree, but smaller and grown more for its edible nuts than for size or scent
  • 広葉樹(こうようじゅ): the general category of broadleaf trees that 楠(くすのき) belongs to

Related Words

Related: 広葉樹(こうようじゅ) (broadleaf tree)
Related: 椎(しい) (chinquapin tree)
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Added 2026.9.12 21:46 · Revised 2026.9.12 21:50
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