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Kanji for Cherry blossom
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “cherry blossom”: 桜、櫻. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
cherry blossom
The cherry blossom, the flower of Japan.
Each spring, people gather beneath the blossoms for hanami (flower viewing).
10 strokes On reading オウ、ヨウ (ou, you) Kun reading さくら (sakura) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: cherry
Readings used for names on Nazuke: o, ou, sa, saku, sakura
In Japan it appears in about 774 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 桜: Ola 桜良 · Iola 藍桜良 · Olaf 桜良風 · Olin 桜里 · Olov 桜路風 · Omar 桜舞 · Opal 桜葉瑠 · Orla 桜良 · Otis 桜天澄 · Owen 桜永 · Audry 桜登里 · Abiola 明日桜良 and 36 more
cherry blossom
The traditional form of 桜, the cherry blossom.
The classical kanji 櫻 preserves the traditional form of sakura, evoking grand cherry blossom banquets in ancient Kyoto courts.
21 strokes On reading オウ、ヨウ (ou, you) Kun reading さくら (sakura)
Dictionary meanings: cherry
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ou, sakura
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