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栂: Japanese hemlock (tsuga)

Japanese hemlock (tsuga)
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Readings

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つが・とが

A Japan-made kanji (kokuji) for the つが conifer. In place names and surnames it reads つが or とが, e.g. 栂池 (つがいけ).

Key words

栂つがsouthern Japanese hemlock
栂池つがいけTsugaike (alpine area)
栂桜つがざくらmountain heath
栂尾とがのおToganoo (surname, place)

Example sentences

On both sides of the mountain path, tall hemlocks and firs towered overhead.

In summer, Tsugaike is crowded with people who come to see the alpine flowers.

On the rocky slope, mountain heath was blooming with small flowers.

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