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Readings

Kana: すぎ、スギ
Romaji: sugi, sugi
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Definition

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

Kanji

Readings: サン、 すぎ
Meanings: cedar, cryptomeria
Reading: すぎ
Meanings: Japanese cedar, cryptomeria, (kokuji)

Example Sentences

(むかし)そこにはスギの大木(たいぼく)があった。
➥There used to be a large cedar tree there.
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ベイスギを材料(ざいりょう)巨大(きょだい)でグロテスクな、しかし(うつく)しい円柱(えんちゅう)(つく)った。
➥They made huge, grotesque, yet beautiful poles of red cedar.
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