樹木

じゅもく · jumoku · JLPT N1 · noun

shrub

樹木 — shrub

🌳 樹 (tree) + 木 (tree): two tree characters combined into one word for trees and shrubs

Both characters mean tree. 木 is the basic tree character, while 樹 appears mainly in compounds like 樹木, so the word doubles the same meaning.

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