Word Meaning 松明

たいまつ taimatsu

松明 is read as たいまつ (taimatsu) and means torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.).

Meaning

English

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.)
flambeau
torchlight

Reading

Kana

たいまつ

Romaji

taimatsu

Writing Variants

松明しょうめい shoumei
炬たいまつ taimatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 7923 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鵜松明樺

うだいかんば

monarch birch (Betula maximowicziana)

松

まつ

highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

松風

しょうふう

(sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony)

松林

まつばやし

pine forest

松葉

まつば

pine needle

松竹梅

しょうちくばい

pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)

松本大学

まつもとだいがく

Matsumoto University

松山大学

まつやまだいがく

Matsuyama University

松手入れ

まつていれ

tending pine trees (esp. in autumn)

松下文法

まつしたぶんぽう

Matsushita grammar (Japanese grammar created by Daizaburo Matsuhita)

松下電子工業

まつしたでんしこうぎょう

Matsushita Electronics Industry Corporation

松本サリン事件

まつもとさりんじけん

Matsumoto sarin gas attack (June 27-28, 1994)

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

松明明利 Akari Taimatsu

炬燵猫 Kotatsu Neko (TV)