桜 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- オウ
- Kun
- さくら
- Meaning
- cherry tree; cherry blossom
Origin
木 "tree" plus 嬰 "necklace"; a tree whose blossoms hang like a string of beads — hence "cherry tree."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| オウ | 桜花・観桜 |
|---|---|
| さくら | 桜・桜色・葉桜 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 桜色さくらいろ
cherry-blossom pink
- 山桜やまざくら
wild mountain cherry
Example
春に桜の花が咲く。
Cherry blossoms bloom in spring.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)