松 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. まつ。樹木の一種。
2. （「鬆」の簡体字）粗い。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「公」。「まつの木」を意味する漢語｛松｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

pine tree

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ショウElem.

Kun (native)

• まつElem.

Nanori (used in names)

• おお
• しょ
• ま
• まっ

Other languages

• 拼音song1
• 한글song
• Hán-ViệtTùng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

infoBasics

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

木(き)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+677E

grid_viewComponents

• ハ
• 厶む
• 木き

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木公

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 松まつまつ。常緑針葉樹。マツ。pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
• 松林まつばやし松を植えたり、松が多い林。 日本人の姓の一つ。pine forest
• 松明たいまつ手で持てるようにした火のついた木切れ。照明などに使用する。torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.), flambeau, torchlight
• 松風まつかぜ（しょうふう、まつかぜ）松に吹く風。 「まつかぜ」参照。(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees, (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony), matsukaze
• 松竹梅しょうちくばい松と竹と梅。冬季でも松竹は常緑で、梅は開花することから、画材やめでたいものとされた。 三等級に分ける際のそれぞれの等級の呼称の一つ。pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower
• 松原まつばらpine grove
• 松茸まつたけ「まつたけ」参照。matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
• 松虫まつむしpine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus), bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica)
• 松楓しょうふうmaple
• 松葉まつば松の葉。pine needle
• 松韻しょういん(music of) wind through pine trees
• 松柏しょうはく松と柏。 かたく節操を守ることevergreen tree, conifer, coniferous tree, pine and cypress
• 松脂まつやに松の幹から分泌される粘り気のある樹液。(pine) resin, turpentine
• 松煙しょうえんsoot of burnt pine, ink stick (made from burnt pine)
• 松煤しょうばいsoot of burnt pine
• 松濤しょうとう波の音がするように吹く松（松林）に吹く風。sound of wind rustling in the pine needles (like waves)
• 松蝉まつぜみcicada abundant in late spring
• 松露しょうろ松の葉に降りる露。 担子菌類ショウロ科に属するきのこ。食用。Rhizopogon rubescens (species of edible mushroom)
• 松籟しょうらい松の間を吹く風。また、それによる音。(sound of) wind through pine trees, soughing of wind through pine trees, (metaphorically) sound of a boiling tea kettle
• 松藻まつもcommon hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum), Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-4-4

Four Corner

4893.2

Spahn–Hadamitzky

4a4.16

Heisig

848

Nelson

2212