まつ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis); Jezo spruce
Kanji used
shrimp
barbarian
pine tree
Pitch accent
まつ
Composed of
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)