若松 (わかまつ)young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration

若松, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 若松

若手わかてyoung person
若者わかものyoung man; young woman
若さわかさyouth
若干じゃっかんsome; few
若返りわかがえりrejuvenation; restoration of youth
若年じゃくねんyouth
若葉わかばnew leaves; young leaves
傍若無人ぼうじゃくぶじんbehaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others
松まつpine tree (Pinus spp.)
赤松あかまつJapanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine
松葉まつばpine needle
松明たいまつtorch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau
松林まつばやしpine forest
松竹梅しょうちくばいpine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping)
松風しょうふう(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees
浜松はままつHamamatsu (city)

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