This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: オウ、ヨウ、さくら
Romaji: ou, you, sakura
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Name Readings

Kana: さ、ろう
Romaji: sa, rou
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Meaning

cherry

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1237
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  aeng
Chinese Reading:  ying1
Unicode:  685c
JIS:  3A79

Indexes

Halpern Index: 931
Nelson Index: 2256
New Nelson Index: 2664
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.15
Four Corner Index: 4994.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1036
Gakken Index: 1121
Japanese Names Index: 1373
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14796P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0342
Remembering the kanji Index: 1932
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1434
Kodansha Compact Index: 1087
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 653
Kanji in Context Index: 968
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 632
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 842
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1951
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2082
Essential Kanji Index: 1050
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1168
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1869
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 708

Words

(さくら、サクラ)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; decoy; fake buyer; shill; hired applauder; horse meat
夜桜 (よざくら)
cherry trees at evening
桜桃 (おうとう)
cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
山桜 (やまざくら、ヤマザクラ)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
上溝桜 (うわみずざくら、うわみぞざくら、ウワミズザクラ)
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry
桜花 (おうか、さくらばな)
cherry blossom
秋桜 (あきざくら)
cosmos (flower)
桜桃 (さくらんぼ、さくらんぼう、サクランボ)
(edible) cherry
梅桃 (ゆすらうめ、ゆすら、ユスラウメ)
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
桜色 (さくらいろ)
cherry blossom (colour, color)
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