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Kanji Detail for 松 - "pine, longevity, evergreen"
松
- Meaning
松 means "pine, longevity, evergreen."
Pine - An evergreen coniferous tree.
Longevity - Long life; endurance.
Prosperity - Success and good fortune.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
pine tree
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pine tree; fir tree
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Song
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pine tree; fir tree
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A tree name. Trunk is tall and straight with many knots. Bark is rough and thick, cracked like tortoiseshell. Needle-like leaves. Many varieties. Those with two needles per cluster include red pine and black pine, distinguished by bark color. Those with five needles per cluster include sea pine and five-needle pine. All bloom in summer. Male flowers are yellow like pollen, which is the commonly used pine pollen. Cones are oval with scales, taking a year to mature. The roots secrete resin that does not decay in soil, called pine resin, which can burn. Rosin used in medicine is made from this. The wood has many uses. Red pine is most commonly seen. Edible pine nuts come from sea pine. Another variety with bluish-white bark as if powdered, colloquially called white-bark pine, is ornamental. | Pine is an evergreen tree. Confucius spoke of it as "the last to wither." From "Analerta." Hence it is a metaphor for integrity and longevity, as in 貞松 (steadfast pine), 喬松 (tall pine).
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Sentences including 松
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その老婆は、右の手に火をともした松の木片を持って、その死骸の一つの顔を覗きこむように眺めていた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
すると老婆は、松の木片を、床板の間に挿して、それから、今まで眺めていた死骸の首に両手をかけると、丁度、猿の親が猿の子の虱をとるように、その長い髪の毛を一本ずつ抜きはじめた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
それほど、この男の悪を憎む心は、老婆の床に挿した松の木片のように、勢いよく燃え上り出していたのである。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo