pine needle
Refers to the needle-like leaves of a pine tree. Often used in compounds like 松葉杖 (crutch) or 松葉ぼたん (moss rose).
A lot of pine needles have fallen in the garden.
We gathered pine needles and used them as kindling.
crutch; crutches
pine oil; pine-needle oil
trailing ice plant
needle spikerush
whisk fern; Psilotum nudum
Standard kanji spelling for pine needle.
Compound of 松 (pine) and 葉 (leaf). The reading まつば is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.