1Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) — a tall, straight-growing conifer planted throughout Japan, widely used as timber; also well known as the main cause of spring hay fever.
春になると、杉の花粉で目や鼻がつらくなる人が多い。
When spring comes, many people suffer from itchy eyes and a runny nose because of cedar pollen.
この神社には樹齢数百年の杉が並んでいる。
This shrine has a row of cedar trees that are several hundred years old.
家の柱には丈夫な杉の木材が使われている。
Sturdy cedar wood is used for the pillars of the house.
山の斜面には杉がまっすぐに植えられている。
Cedar trees are planted in straight rows on the mountainside.