糸杉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
糸 杉
いと
Grade: 1 		すぎ
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
絲杉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “thread cypress”, 糸(いと) (ito, “thread”) + 杉(すぎ) (sugi, “cedar”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕisɨɡʲi]

Noun

糸(いと)杉(すぎ) • (itosugi) 

  1. cypress, trees of genus Cupressus
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