漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
咲: blossom, bloom
JLPT N29 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 口mouth(meaning)
- 关(sound)
口 carries the meaning · 关 gives the sound
9 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
さくsaku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 咲くさくbloom
- 早咲きはやざきearly blooming, early flowering
- 遅咲きおそざきlate blooming, late flowering
- 狂い咲きくるいざきflowering out of season
- 咲き誇るさきほこるbe in full bloom
- 咲き乱れるさきみだれるbloom profusely
Also read ショウ, -ざき, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
关
Also built on 关
The 关 sound family doesn't share one reading.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side咲 blossom · 口
vs送 escort · ⻌In ChineseSimplified 笑 · traditional, as in Japanese · xiào
Japan keeps the traditional form 咲; mainland China simplifies it to 笑.
- Simplified
- 笑 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 咲 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiào most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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