咲
咲 — Blossom
blossom, bloom
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiさく (saku)
Kun’yomi-ざき (zaki)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 咲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咲く | さく saku | to bloom; to flower; to blossom |
| 返り咲き | かえりざき kaerizaki | comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season) |
| 遅咲き | おそざき osozaki | blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late |
| 咲き乱れる | さきみだれる sakimidareru | to bloom in profusion |
| 早咲き | はやざき hayazaki | early blooming; early flowering |
| 咲き誇る | さきほこる sakihokoru | to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom |
Study notes
咲 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1534 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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