pine tree
松 centers on the pine tree, an evergreen conifer with needle-like leaves and distinctive cones.
松 combines 木 (tree) with 公, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest the tree's upright, public presence. The exact historical role of 公 is uncertain.
A tree 木 with a public 公 presence: the pine tree stands tall and recognizable, like a public landmark.
For ショウ, imagine a pine tree casting a long shadow: shadow -> ショウ, and the pine tree's shadow stretches across the ground.
pine tree (Pinus spp.)
Hamamatsu (city)
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
small pine; young pine
pine grove
Matsue (city in Shimane)
Matsuya
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
young pine (tree)
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
pine needle
check (pattern)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees
crutch; crutches
pine forest
Matsuzakaya (major Japanese department store chain)