マツ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of マツ – see the following entry.
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[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
(This term, マツ (matsu), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)