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How do you say "pine" in Japanese?
松の木
matsu no ki
In Japanese, "pine" is 松の木 (matsu no ki).
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Pronunciation
Matsu no ki is mah-tsoo-noh-kee, four light syllables in a steady row with no strong accent.
Writing and usage
松の木 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
松の香りは森の中で新鮮だった。
matsu no kaori ha mori no naka de shinsen datta.
The pine smelled fresh in the forest.
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How to remember 松の木
A 'mat, sew a knee' shaped like a pine tree, tall and stitched together with needles.
Related words
- root 根 ne
- branch 枝 eda
- trunk 幹 kan
- leaf 葉っぱ happa
- seed 種子 shushi
- bud 芽 me
- oak オーク ooku
- palm ヤシの木 yashi no ki
- bamboo 竹 take
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Questions about 松の木
How do you pronounce 松の木?
Matsu no ki is mah-tsoo-noh-kee, four light syllables in a steady row with no strong accent.
Is 松の木 formal or casual?
松の木 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 松の木 written in Japanese?
松の木 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as matsu no ki.
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