松

pine tree

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショウ

Kun readingまつ

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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

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

Compound words

松林まつばやし

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)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 松

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step