杉 すぎ Also written スギ, 椙 Meanings Noun Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) Kanji 杉 cedar. Read as すぎ. Example sentences 昔そこにはスギの大木があった。There used to be a large cedar tree there. Common phrases 杉を使う Words containing 杉 杉原紙 (すぎはらがみ) sugihara paper 小杉 (こすぎ) small cedar 糸杉 (いとすぎ) cypress (Cupressus sp.) And 28 more. Word lists JLPT N2 Written Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists