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松

Pine
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingまつ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 4Level 14

Meanings

  1. pine
  2. pine treeRtK
  1. pine tree (Pinus spp.)
  2. highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

Synonyms

梅竹

Homonyms

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Same reading (まつ)
待つ · to wait末 · the end (of)

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

tree (木) · wood (木) · public · eight (八) · elbows

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 848

Compound words

松川まつかわ
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
松涛しょうとう
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
松林まつばやし
pine forest
門松かどまつ
New Year's pine decoration
赤松あかまつ
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
浜松はままつ
Hamamatsu (city)
黒松くろまつ
black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
市松いちまつ
check (pattern)
松笠まつかさ
pinecone
松魚カツオ
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
松原まつばら
pine grove
松茸まつたけ
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
松煤しょうばい
soot of burnt pine
松柏しょうはく
evergreen tree
松楓しょうふう
maple
松毬まつかさ
pinecone
松濤しょうとう
sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
松籟しょうらい
(sound of) wind through pine trees
松貂まつてん
European pine marten (Martes martes)
翠松すいしょう
verdant pine
椴松とどまつ
Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)
這松はいまつ
Japanese stone pine (Pinus pumila)
磯馴松そなれまつ
windswept pine trees
一本松いっぽんまつ
solitary pine tree

Additional Examples

彼は足の骨を折った時、３ヶ月間松葉杖を使わなければならなかった。
When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.tatoeba
彼は松山に着くとすぐに叔父に電話をした。
He called up his uncle on reaching Matsuyama.tatoeba
彼は松山に着くとすぐにおじさんに電話した。
He called up his uncle as soon as he got to Matsuyama.tatoeba
彼は松江に７年間住んでいた。
He lived in Matsue for seven years.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Pine. 木 (tree) + 公 — the evergreen, a symbol of long life.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 松

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