Yashikirin

Japanese: 屋敷林 - やしきりん
Yashikirin
〘 noun 〙 A forest planted around a residential area. It protects the house from winter winds and fires. Famous examples include Quercus serrata in the Kanto region and Fukugi in Okinawa. ※Bean Leaves and the Sun (1941) by Kunio Yanagida, "The History of the Old Musashino Plain is by no means simple."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 宅地のまわりに植えられた樹林。冬の季節風や火災などから家屋を守る効果がある。関東地方のシラカシ、沖縄のフクギなどが有名。※豆の葉と太陽(1941)〈柳田国男〉武蔵野の昔「所謂屋敷林の歴史は決して単純でない」

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