桜

cherry

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オウヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さくら

Nanori (名乗り)

さろう

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:10

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1237

Vocabulary

オウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
桜花	オウカ	cherry blossom
観桜	カンオウ	cherry blossom viewing
観桜会	カンオウカイ	cherry blossom viewing party
桜花爛漫	オウカランマン	riot of cherry blossoms
桜桃忌	オウトウキ	anniversary that celebrates author Dazai Osamu's birthday, and incidentally, the day his body was found after he was involved in a double suicide

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
桜	さくら	cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler; hired applauder; horse meat
桜	サクラ	cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler; hired applauder; horse meat
桜ん坊	さくらんぼ	cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
桜ん坊	さくらんぼう	cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
桜ん坊	サクランボ	cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)

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chop, divide, tear, analyze