Keyword
cherry tree
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig2082
Old form櫻
Readings
おう
(11%)
Composed of
tree
tiny hairs
woman
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a woman next to a cherry tree, and a bunch of pink petals falling on her head. She's watching the cherry tree and the petals as they flutter in the wind.

(This is an old Japanese tradition called the hanami.)

Used in vocabulary (139 in total)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
Examples (67 in total)
You know, I used to hate cherry blossoms.
As soon as I get home, I start observing the cherry blossoms.
The wind blows the cherry blossoms away.