松

pine; pine tree

8 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 471.

Readings

• まつ (kun reading): 松 (まつ) pine tree (Pinus spp.); 松屋 (まつや) Matsuya
• ショウ (on reading): 松風 (しょうふう) (sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; 松濤 (しょうとう) sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
• Read as a whole word: 松明 (たいまつ) torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); 杜松 (ねず) temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); 藍海松茶 (あいみるちゃ) brown tinged with olive green and indigo

Components

• 木
• 公
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 厶 radical private
• 木 radical tree

Kanji containing 松

• 淞 name of a Chinese river
• 菘 type of rape plant
• 鬆 loose

Words using 松

• 松 (まつ) pine tree (Pinus spp.)
• 松屋 (まつや) Matsuya
• 浜松 (はままつ) Hamamatsu (city)
• 小松菜 (こまつな) Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
• 松葉杖 (まつばづえ) crutch
• 松風 (しょうふう) (sound of) wind blowing through pine trees
• 松濤 (しょうとう) sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
• 岩松 (がんしょう) pine tree growing on a rock
• 松竹梅 (しょうちくばい) pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)
• 白砂青松 (はくしゃせいしょう) white sands and green pines
• 松明 (たいまつ) torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.)
• 杜松 (ねず) temple juniper (Juniperus rigida)
• 藍海松茶 (あいみるちゃ) brown tinged with olive green and indigo
• 海松色 (みるいろ) dark yellowish green (similar to olive green)
• 海松茶 (みるちゃ) brown tinged with olive green

150 words in all.

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