Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: blossom, bloom

Kunyomi: さ.く -ざき

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くちへん

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

く(さく)   bloom

き(はやざき)   early blooming, early flowering

き(おそざき)   late blooming, late flowering

狂いき(くるいざき)   flowering out of season

き誇る(さきほこる)   be in full bloom

き乱れる(さきみだれる)   bloom profusely

Onyomi Examples

巧笑 コウショウ courteous laughter, forced laughter

Kunyomi Examples

さく to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open, to rise up (of breaking waves)