松

pine tree

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

まつ

Nanori (名乗り)

おおしょままっ

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:471

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
松竹梅	ショウチクバイ	pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower; first, second and third (class)
松明	ショウメイ	torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
松風	ショウフウ	(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
老松	ロウショウ	old pine tree
松楓	ショウフウ	maple

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
松	まつ	pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
松	マツ	pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
野呂松	のろま	blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
赤松	あかまつ	Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
赤松	アカマツ	Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

cedar, cryptomeria

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

chop, divide, tear, analyze

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji)

crude, simple, plain, docile

appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame