まつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まつ – see the following entries.
【松】4
[noun] a pine tree
[noun] a pine branch decorated for the celebration of New Year
[noun] the highest rank of a 3-tier ranking system
[noun] a 家紋 (“crest”) in the shape of pine branches or needles
[noun] (card games, hanafuda) the suit of pine in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of January and the number one
[noun] (historical) synonym of 松明 (taimatsu, “torch made of a pine branch”)
[noun] (nyōbo kotoba) synonym of 松茸 (“matsutake mushroom”)
[proper noun] a surname
【末】4
[noun] [from 1120] powder
[noun] [from 1804] (theater) in traditional Chinese theater, an extra, a minor part
[suffix] [from at least 1911] the end of a period of time
【待つ】
[verb] to wait for, to await
Alternative spellings
俟つ, 候つ
(This term, まつ (matsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as まつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まつ.)
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