Kanji Detail of 咲
咲
| Level: | N2 Low |
| Strokes: | 9 |
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The kanji 咲咲 primarily represents the action of "blooming" or "to flower," referring to the opening of a flower. It also extends to mean "to smile" or "to be in full bloom," conveying a sense of flourishing, joy, and vibrancy.
・On-yomi (音読み): ・ショウ 咲 ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・さ(く) 咲
⚫︎桜(さくら)が咲(さ)く 咲 Translation: The cherry blossoms bloom. ⚫︎笑顔(えがお)が咲(さ)く 咲 Translation: A smile appears / smiles bloom. ⚫︎花(はな)が咲(さ)き誇(ほこ)る 咲 Translation: The flowers bloom splendidly.
The kanji 咲咲 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 木(き) (tree/wood) representing something related to plants. ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 笑(しょう) (laugh, smile), which provides the sound and hints at the meaning of "blooming" as a flourishing and joyful process, just as smiling is. The character was created to represent the image of a flower blooming beautifully.