Meaning

Primary

Pine Needle

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The pine leaves are not really leaves, they're more like needles, thus making this word pine needle.

松葉 is commonly used in compounds, such as 松葉ガニ (snow crab) or 松葉づえ (crutches).

Reading

まつば
  • Miyuki
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The gets rendaku'd to though, so watch out for that.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 松葉づえ

    crutches

    松葉色

    pine green

    松葉ガニ

    Matsuba crab, snow crab

Context Sentences

へー、松の葉っぱのこと「松葉」って言うんだ。知らなかった。

Oh, so pine leaves are called "matsuba" I didn't know that.

最近、松エキスたっぷりの松葉ジュースにハマっています。

I've recently been hooked on pine leaf juice rich in pine extract.

見て、お客さんから松葉ガニもらった。

Look, I received a Matsuba crab from my client.

Kanji Composition