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櫻花 is how to write “cherry blossom” in Chinese and traditional Japanese Kanji.
The first character means “cherry” or sometimes “cherry tree.”
The second character means “flowers” or “blossoms.”
Oddly, my Chinese dictionary also defines these two characters as “Japanese oriental cherry tree” or “Oriental cherry blossom.” However, the first character is the only one that means “cherry,” so it can refer to any cherry blossoms in the whole world (not just those in Asia).
There is an alternate version of the first character, which has become the standard for Japanese Kanji. If you want this version, instead of the one shown to the upper left, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Although this is an alternate form in Chinese, most Chinese people will think this is just the Japanese version (Chinese people don’t necessarily know the history and all alternate forms of Chinese characters from the past). Therefore, this version shown to the right is best if your audience is Japanese (though most Japanese will recognize the form shown in the upper left).
櫻 is the single-character (short) way to write “cherry blossom” or “cherry tree” in Chinese and traditional Japanese Kanji.
There is an alternate version of this character, which has become the standard for Japanese Kanji. If you want this version, instead of the one shown to the upper left, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Although this is an alternate form in Chinese, most Chinese people will think this is just the Japanese version (Chinese people don’t necessarily know the history and all alternate forms of Chinese characters from the past). Therefore, this version shown to the right is best if your audience is Japanese (though most Japanese will recognize the form shown in the upper left).
This Japanese proverb simply reads, “[In] Flowers it's Cherry Blossoms, [In] Men it's Warriors.”
花は櫻木人は武士 is meant to say that of all the flowers in the world, the cherry blossom is the best. And of all men in the world, the Samurai or Warrior is the best
This proverb has been around for a long time. It's believed to have been composed sometime before the Edo Period in Japan (which started in 1603).
Some will drop one syllable and pronounce this, “hana wa sakura hito wa bushi.” That's “sakura” instead of “sakuragi,” which is like saying “cherry blossom” instead of “cherry tree.”
The third character was traditionally written as 櫻. But in modern Japan, that became 桜. You may still see 櫻 used from time to time on older pieces of calligraphy. We can do either one, so just make a special request if you want 櫻.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Ōbaidōri or Oubaitori means cherry, apricot, peach, and plum blossoms.
While these four different blossoms look very similar at first glance, they all bloom differently and have their own distinct shapes and smells. Yet despite their differences, each and every blossom is proud and beautiful in its own way.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your cherry blossom search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
櫻 樱 see styles |
yīng ying1 ying takazakura たかざくら |
More info & calligraphy: Cherry Blossom / Sakura(out-dated kanji) (1) cherry tree; cherry blossom; (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill; (3) hired applauder; (4) (colloquialism) horse meat; (surname) Takazakura |
花 see styles |
huā hua1 hua ririka りりか |
More info & calligraphy: Flower(1) flower; blossom; bloom; petal; (2) cherry blossom; (3) beauty; (4) blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); (5) ikebana; (6) (abbreviation) Japanese playing cards; (7) (the) best; (female given name) Ririka 華 puṣpa, a flower, flowers; especially the lotus, and celestial flowers. 花座 The lotus throne on which buddhas and bodhisattvas sit. |
櫻花 樱花 see styles |
yīng huā ying1 hua1 ying hua sakura さくら |
More info & calligraphy: Cherry Blossom(female given name) Sakura |
花は桜木人は武士 see styles |
hanahasakuragihitohabushi はなはさくらぎひとはぶし |
(expression) (proverb) the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the samurai first among men |
桜 see styles |
yīng ying1 ying chieri ちえり |
Japanese variant of 櫻|樱[ying1] (1) cherry tree; cherry blossom; (2) decoy; fake buyer; shill; (3) hired applauder; (4) (colloquialism) horse meat; (female given name) Chieri |
徒桜 see styles |
adazakura あだざくら |
(1) ephemeral cherry blossom; easily scattered cherry blossom; ephemeral thing; (2) (archaism) unfaithful woman; prostitute |
桜人 see styles |
sakurabito さくらびと |
cherry blossom viewer; cherry blossom admirer |
桜祭 see styles |
sakuramatsuri さくらまつり |
cherry blossom festival |
桜色 see styles |
sakurairo さくらいろ |
cherry blossom (colour, color) |
桜花 see styles |
honoka ほのか |
cherry blossom; (female given name) Honoka |
満開 see styles |
mankai まんかい |
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom |
盛り see styles |
sakari さかり |
(n,n-suf) (1) (ざかり when used as a suffix) height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season; full bloom; full swing (of a party, etc.); (n,n-suf) (2) prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; bloom; (3) (being in) heat; rut |
花客 see styles |
kakaku かかく |
(1) cherry blossom viewer; flower-viewing guest; (2) special customer; frequent customer |
花衣 see styles |
hanagoromo はなごろも |
(See 花見) fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing; fancy kimono; (female given name) Hanae |
花見 see styles |
hanami はなみ |
(noun/participle) cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing; (p,s,f) Hanami |
薄桜 see styles |
usuzakura うすざくら |
(1) slightly pink cherry blossom color (colour); (2) cherry blossom of a faint color (colour) |
観桜 see styles |
kanou / kano かんおう |
cherry blossom viewing; (female given name) Mio |
遅桜 see styles |
osozakura おそざくら |
late-blooming cherry blossom |
予想日 see styles |
yosoubi / yosobi よそうび |
forecasted day (of cherry blossom blooming, etc.) |
夢見草 see styles |
yumemigusa ゆめみぐさ |
(See 桜・1) cherry blossom |
桜前線 see styles |
sakurazensen さくらぜんせん |
cherry blossom front |
桜散る see styles |
sakurachiru さくらちる |
(expression) (1) (idiom) exam failure; (2) cherry blossom blooming; cherry blossom falling |
桜祭り see styles |
sakuramatsuri さくらまつり |
cherry blossom festival |
満開日 see styles |
mankaibi まんかいび |
first day of cherry blossoms reaching full bloom; first day in which at least 80% of the somei yoshino cherry blossom has opened (in a specific region or place) |
花の宴 see styles |
hananoen はなのえん |
(exp,n) cherry blossom viewing drinking party |
花便り see styles |
hanadayori はなだより |
news of cherry blossom blooming conditions; tidings of flowers |
花前線 see styles |
hanazensen はなぜんせん |
(See 開花前線) (cherry) blossom front; flower front |
花疲れ see styles |
hanazukare はなづかれ |
tiredness after cherry blossom watching |
花見客 see styles |
hanamikyaku はなみきゃく |
cherry-blossom viewer |
花見時 see styles |
hanamidoki はなみどき |
(cherry) blossom season |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Cherry Blossom | 櫻花 樱花 / 桜花 | ouka / oka | yīng huā / ying1 hua1 / ying hua / yinghua | |
Cherry Blossom Sakura | 櫻 樱 / 桜 | sakura | yīng / ying1 / ying | |
In Flowers the Cherry Blossom, In Men the Samurai | 花は櫻木人は武士 花は桜木人は武士 | hana wa sakuragi hito wa bushi | ||
Obaidori Oubaitori | 桜梅桃李 | oubaidouri / obaidori | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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