咲

9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

blossom, bloom

Kun'yomi
  • さく
    		to bloom
  • -ざき
On'yomi
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • さ
  • さき

Main Radical

口(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さく 45.4%
さ 45.4%
-ざき 4.6%
さき 4.6%

Character Breakdown

blossom, bloom
さ.く　さ　-ざき (7th, N2)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
frontier pass, close, relation
to divide
heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Common Words

さ
咲
　
く
to bloom
さ
咲
　
か
　
せ
　
る
to make bloom
さ
咲
　
き
ほこ
誇
　
る
to be in full bloom
さ
咲
　
き
みだ
乱
　
れ
　
る
to bloom in profusion
かえ
返
　
り
ざ
咲
　
く
to come back
くる
狂
　
い
ざ
咲
　
き
off-season flowering
おそ
遅
ざ
咲
　
き
late blooming (flower, talent)
かえ
返
　
り
ざ
咲
　
き
comeback (e.g. in business) ②second blooming (in a season)
はな
花
さき
咲
がに
蟹
blue king crab
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References

Unicode hex code 54B2
JIS X 0208 1-26-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 922
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 790
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 349
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 413
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 259
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 310
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2018
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1435
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 784
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1475
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3554X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1303
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 927
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 951
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 413
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1240
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 261
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 303
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2037
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d6.12
Four corner code 6803.4
De Roo Code 3763