Memory phrase for the Kanji: 松

松

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Meaning pine tree

Pronunciation

SHŌ
matsu

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses ム form the public.)

Mnemonic
 
A tree for the public is the pine tree.

Radicals

木 tree
公 public
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a sideview that is seen from the left.
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 Vocabulary

松 まつ  (1) pine tree, (2) highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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