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Kanji Detail for 咲 - "to bloom, to smile"

咲

  • Meaning

    咲 means "to bloom, to smile."

    1. To smile - Same as 笑 (laugh/smile).

    2. To bloom - For flowers to bloom; for buds to open.

  • Words using 咲

    • 返り咲き かえりざき Listen comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season)
    • 咲く さく Listen to bloom; to flower; to blossom

  • Tattoo check: 咲

    • Verified meaning: to bloom, to smile
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えみ, えむ, さい, さか)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 咲

    Given names 咲(えみ)Listen 咲(えむ)Listen 咲(さい)Listen 咲(さか)Listen 咲(さき)Listen 咲(さく)Listen 咲(さやか)Listen 咲(しょう)Listen 咲(ももか)Listen

    Surnames 咲(さくじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blossom; bloom

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    smile, laugh, giggle; snicker

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 笑[xiao4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sa.ku(さ-く) さ-く

    zaki(ざき) ざき

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to bloom to smile blossom flower flourish open petal spring bud garden

Sentences including 咲

  • Many beautiful flowers bloom in spring.

  • These flowers bloom in spring.

  • Many beautiful flowers bloom in spring.

  • The flower will come out soon.

  • There are pretty flowers in the garden.

  • The flowers are opening.

  • There are beautiful flowers here and there in the garden.

  • The flower will come out soon.

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