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: 口 关
Radical: 口
Reading: くちへん
Meaning: mouth, opening
Strokes: 3
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
巧笑 (コウショウ) courteous laughter, forced laughter
咲く (さく) to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open, to rise up (of breaking waves)