しょう
松
ちく
竹
ばい
梅

noun

  1. pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping).
  2. high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class). From 松 down to 梅.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
松
ちく
竹
ばい
梅
 松竹梅 しょうちくばい

Contained Kanji 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)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
plum
うめ　バイ (4th, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
every
マイ　ごと　つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ　ム　はは (Kentei 1)