Japanese cedar vs sugi

Japanese cedar and sugi both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Japanese cedar	Yes	No	No	No
sugi	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Japanese cedar and sugi are synonyms defined as:

Japanese cedar and sugi: tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

Other synonyms of Japanese cedar include Cryptomeria japonica, Japan cedar.

Japanese cedar (noun)	sugi (noun)
tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood	tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood