松
Pine Tree
Meanings
Pine Tree
On'yomi
しょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
まつ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
松 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
松 (Pine Tree) is taught on WaniKani at level 14 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #471 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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