Word Meaning 矛杉

ほこすぎ hokosugi

矛杉 is read as ほこすぎ (hokosugi) and means spear-shaped Japanese cedar.

Meaning

English

spear-shaped Japanese cedar

Reading

Kana

ほこすぎ

Romaji

hokosugi

Writing Variants

鉾杉ほこすぎ hokosugi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 134975 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

矛盾

むじゅん

contradiction

矛

ほこ

grip of a bow

矛先

ほこさき

force (of an argument)

矛山車

ほこだし

parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

矛盾原理

むじゅんげんり

principle of contradiction

矛盾語法

むじゅんごほう

oxymoron

杉

すぎ

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

一本杉

いっぽんすぎ

solitary Japanese cedar

米杉

べいすぎ

red cedar (thuja plicata)

小杉

こすぎ

small cedar

台杉

だいすぎ

coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees

屋久杉

やくすぎ

Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)