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栂: Japanese hemlock (tsuga)
Japanese hemlock (tsuga)
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Kun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
山道の両側には、栂や樅の大きな木が高くそびえていた。
On both sides of the mountain path, tall hemlocks and firs towered overhead.
夏の栂池は、高山植物を見に来た人たちでにぎわう。
In summer, Tsugaike is crowded with people who come to see the alpine flowers.
岩だらけの斜面に、栂桜が小さな花を咲かせていた。
On the rocky slope, mountain heath was blooming with small flowers.