sugi

[soo-gee]

noun

plural

sugi, sugis 

1. Japan cedar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugi¹

From Japanese

Example Sentences

I’m burning wood and making what they call shou sugi ban.

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The dark, heavy shou sugi ban, or burnt Japanese wood, contrasts with the airy, light glass cube on the upper level, above the living room.

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Shou sugi ban is a Japanese technique of waterproofing boards by charring them.

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Shou sugi ban, the ancient Japanese technique of charring exterior wood, became a thing.

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But such dark, reptilian wood is also startling and gorgeously eerie; a shou sugi ban house looks like it floated out of a dream.

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