咲 — kanji meaning “blossom”
咲
blossom, bloom
- Meanings
- blossom, bloom
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- さ.く、-ざき
- Name readings
- さ、さき
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1534 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- xiào
Words with 咲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遅咲き | おそざき osozaki | blooming late; flowering late; blossoming late |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 早咲き | はやざき hayazaki | blooming early; flowering early; blossoming early |
| 咲かせる | さかせる sakaseru | to make bloom |
| 返り咲く | かえりざく kaerizaku | to come back; to bloom a second time |
| 狂い咲き | くるいざき kuruizaki | off-season flowering |
| 八重咲き | やえざき yaezaki | double blossom |
| 四季咲き | しきざき shikizaki | blooming in each season |
| 花咲く | はなさく hanasaku | to bloom |
| 咲き出す | さきだす sakidasu | to begin to bloom; to come out |
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