# 松 — pine

松 means “pine”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: まつ (matsu). You'll see it in words such as 松 (matsu, “pine tree”).

- Meaning: pine
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: まつ (matsu)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 1

## How to remember 松

Parts: 木 tree · 公 public

## Words with 松

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 松 | まつ (matsu) | pine tree |

## Don't confuse it with

[訟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawsuit/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[藤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wisteria/) · [幹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tree-trunk/) · [松](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pine/) · [樹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/living-tree/) · [稲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rice-plant/) · [芝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawn/) · [華](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/splendour/) · [杉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/japanese-cedar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pine/. Last updated 2026-11-01.