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Kanji Detail for 桜 - "cherry tree, sakura"

桜

  • Meaning

    桜 means "cherry tree, sakura."

    1. Cherry blossom - The flower of the cherry tree; symbol of Japan.

    2. Cherry tree - A deciduous tree famous for spring blooms.

  • Four-character idioms with 桜

    • 桜花爛漫 おうからんまん Listen riot of cherry blossoms

  • Origin of 桜

    The tree 木 beside a compressed form of 嬰, a necklace of shells at a woman's throat (the old form is 櫻): the tree whose clustered blossoms ring its branches like strung jewels.

    How to remember it: A tree 木 wearing blossoms like a jewelled necklace — the cherry in full flower.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: cherry tree, sakura
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おう, さく, さくら, さくらさき)

    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 桜

    Given names 桜(おう)Listen 桜(さく)Listen 桜(さくら)Listen 桜(さら)Listen 桜(ちえり)Listen

    Surnames 桜(さくらさき)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cherry

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cherry, cherry blossom

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 櫻|樱[ying1]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oh(オウ) オウ

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sakura(さくら) さくら

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    cherry tree sakura cherry blossom beauty bloom branch celebration deciduous delicate flower fragrance hanami japan nature ornamental park petals pink season spring symbol

Sentences including 桜

  • The cherry blossoms are at their best.

  • Cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

  • The cherry trees are in full bloom.

  • The cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

  • I love cherry blossoms.

  • I love cherry blossoms.

  • The cherry trees are in bloom.

  • The cherry blossoms are at their best now.

  • There are cherry trees on both sides of the street.

  • The cherry trees are in full blossom.

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