The Japanese kanji for cherry blossom: 桜
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The kanji for cherry blossom: 桜
Tree (木) plus a woman with a shell necklace, from the old form 櫻. The blossom that means spring and impermanence.
桜
- Meaning
- cherry blossom
- Kun reading
- sakura (Japanese)
- On reading
- Ō (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 10
書き順Stroke order
桜 is written in 10 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜桜 | yozakura | cherry blossom at night |
| 桜色 | sakura-iro | blossom pink |
敬意Wearing it
Much loved, but also everywhere on souvenirs. Pair it with something of your own and it stops looking like a gift shop.
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Wear 桜
Open 5C5V Studio, pick 桜 from the kanji, choose a tee, hoodie, cap or beanie, and see it mocked up before you buy. Printed or embroidered, made to order.