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松かさ (まつかさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

松まつかさ

ま

つ

か

さ

Meanings

1

noun

Standard word for a pinecone; no special nuance.

公こう園えんで松まつかさを拾ひろった。
I picked up a pinecone in the park.

Written forms

松まつかさUsage32%
Commonly used spelling with kana for the second part, avoiding rare kanji.
松まつ笠かさUsage39%
Kanji spelling using 笠 (bamboo hat), reflecting the shape.
松毬まつかさUsage18%
Rare kanji spelling using 毬 (ball), not commonly used.
マツカサUsage

11%

松まつ傘かさ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form; 傘 means umbrella.

Kanji

松pine tree
笠bamboo hat, one's influence
毬burr, ball
傘umbrella

Etymology

Compound of 松 (pine) and かさ (from 笠, meaning a conical hat or umbrella-like shape, referring to the shape of a pinecone).