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Kanji for Pine
The kanji for “pine” is 松, read shou and written in 8 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
pine
The pine tree, evergreen and strong, a symbol of long life.
Pines stand at Japanese gates every New Year (門松).
8 strokes On reading ショウ (shou) Kun reading まつ (matsu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: pine tree
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shou, ma, matsu
In Japan it appears in about 385 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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