N1
桜 meaning and readings
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Kanji
桜
N1
- Meaning
- cherry tree, cherry blossoms
- Onyomi
- オウ
- Kunyomi
- さくら
- Formula
- 桜 = 木 + ⺍ + 女。
Story
桜 is analyzed as a combination of 木 (tree), ⺍ (cherry blossom petals), 女 (woman) and denotes cherry tree, cherry blossoms.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N1.
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