8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pine tree

Kun'yomi
  • pine tree (Pinus spp.) ②highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • おお
  • しょ
  • まっ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

まつ 98.1%
ショウ 1.8%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

pine tree
まつ ショウ ま (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

pine tree (Pinus spp.) ②highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees ②(sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony) ③matsukaze
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
black pine (Pinus thunbergii)
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References

Unicode hex code 677E
JIS X 0208 1-30-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2212
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2592
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 864
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1075
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 580
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 785
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 848
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 215
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 869
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 884
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14516
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1394
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 696
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 709
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1419
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 536
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 508
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 483
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 970
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1075
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 793
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a4.16
Four corner code 4893.2
De Roo Code 1871