まつ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まつ – see the following entries.
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a pine tree
a pine branch decorated for the celebration of New Year
the highest rank of a 3-tier ranking system
a 家紋 (crest) in the shape of pine branches or needles
(card games) a suit in 花札 (hanafuda), representing the month of January
(historical) Synonym of 松明 (taimatsu, torch made of a pine branch)
(nyōbo kotoba) Synonym of 松茸 (matsutake mushroom)
a surname
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powder
(theater) in traditional Chinese theater, an extra, a minor part
the end of a period of time
待つ
to wait (for)
Alternative spelling
俟つ
(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.)