01
松の木
まつのき
pine tree
Meanings
- pine tree
Readings
Onyomi
- ショウ
Kunyomi
- まつ
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Useful words
02
松林
まつばやし
pine grove
03
松かさ
まつかさ
pine cone
04
松竹梅
しょうちくばい
pine, bamboo, and plum
A traditional trio of auspicious plants often used to denote quality ranks.
05
門松
かどまつ
New Year's pine decoration
06
松の実
まつのみ
pine nut
Compare Kanji
01木Component92%tree, woodThe tree side on 松 is the simplest clue, and 木 shows it without any extras.02杉Component88%cedar, cryptomeriaPine and cedar sit together as tree names, both marked by the left tree component.03林Meaning84%grove, forestA pine can be part of a grove, so 林 broadens 松 from one tree to many.04森Meaning82%forest, woodsForest supplies 松 a larger nature setting, moving from one pine to a wooded place.05桜Component74%cherry松 and 桜 are tree names with the same left-side marker but very different seasonal images.06公Component58%public, princeThe 公 shape on the right of 松 is a small checkpoint inside the tree kanji.
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