Word Meaning 門松

かどまつ kadomatsu

門松 is read as かどまつ (kadomatsu) and means New Year's pine decoration.

Meaning

English

  1. New Year's pine decoration

Reading

Kana

かどまつ

Romaji

kadomatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 9349 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

門戸開放政策

もんこかいほうせいさく

open door policy

門扉

もんぴ

door(s) of a gate

門派

もんぱ

division of a religious sect

門衛

もんえい

gatekeeper

門戸を張る

もんこをはる

to keep a fine house

門前の小僧

もんぜんのこぞう

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

門標

もんぴょう

nameplate

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む

もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ

you learn, without realising it, from what is around you

まつ

highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

赤松

あかまつ

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora)

黒松

くろまつ

black pine (Pinus thunbergii)

老松

ろうしょう

old pine tree