| Kanji | 桜 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | オウ、ヨウ |
| Kunyomi | さくら |
| Nanori | さ, ろう |
| English | cherry tree |
| Examples | 桜(さくら): (1) cherry tree; cherry blossom (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill (3) hired applauder (4) horse meat |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 1237 |
| Components | 木: tree; wood 小: small, insignificant 女: woman; female |
| Number of Strokes | 10 |
| Kanji Radical | 木 |
| Radical Number | 75 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | き・きへん |
| Traditional Form | 櫻 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | cherry tree |
| Koohii Story 1 | I was taking a picture of my girlfriend under the cherry tree during 花見, when an owl happened to poop on her at the exact moment the shutter snapped. It´s really my favorite picture , just don´t tell her that. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The tree in Japan that represents both wisdom (the owl) and femininity (the woman). This is a sakura (さくら), or cherry tree. |
| RTK Index | 1932 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, kanji_nature_plant.tree, grade5, kanjifreq1001-1500
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