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松

pine tree
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingまつ
JōyōGrade 4
  1. pine tree (Pinus spp.)
  2. highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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
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)
松川まつかわ
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 松

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