Keyword
cherry tree
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig2082
Old form
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 (127 in total)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
cherry blossom (colour, color)
cherry blossom
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
cherry blossoms at night
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
to pass an exam
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens); Siebold's primrose (Primula siebold)
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
cherry blossom front
cherry blossom festival
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
third lunar month
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
cherry tree
Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata); winter cherry tree
higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula)
moss phlox (Phlox subulata); moss pink
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to fail an exam; to fall (of cherry blossom petals)
cherry blossom festival
Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata); winter cherry tree
cherry blossom viewing party
winter cherry (Prunus parvifolia); winter cherry blossoms
cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea)
cherry blossom viewing
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
droopy-branch cherry tree
Sakura Station (Mie)
rice boiled with soy sauce and sake
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
horse-meat hotpot
any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry
Prunus kanzakura (species of winter-blooming cherry tree); Chinese primrose (Primula sinensis)
anniversary that celebrates author Dazai Osamu's birthday, and incidentally, the day his body was found after he was involved in a double suicide
drink made of boiled water poured over preserved cherry leaves and blossoms
late-blooming cherry blossom
first cherry blossom of the year
slightly pink cherry blossom color (colour); cherry blossom of a faint color (colour)
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
cherry tree bearing single blossoms; single cherry blossoms
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
cherry blossom viewer; cherry blossom admirer
Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata); winter cherry tree
cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
mountain heath (Phyllodoce nipponica)
riot of cherry blossoms
cherry tree with edible fruit (esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry); cherry (fruit)
Sakuradai Station (Tokyo)
looking for or at cherry blossoms
ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (arch.) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
Oshima cherry (Prunus speciosa)
Miyama cherry (Prunus maximowiczii); Korean cherry; (arch.) mountain cherry tree
Fuji cherry (Prunus incisa)
fairy primrose (Primula Malacoides)
pickled cherry blossoms
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
Fuji cherry (Prunus incisa)
masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
cherry bark work; cherry bark art
sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)
ephemeral cherry blossom; easily scattered cherry blossom; ephemeral thing; (arch.) unfaithful woman; (arch.) prostitute
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry
rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
Aleutian mountainheath (Phyllodoce aleutica)
ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; any cherry tree with birch-like bark; (arch.) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
sakuragami (type of soft, thin washi paper)
Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
round leaved primula (Primula obconica); primrose; poison primrose
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar
cherry tree inner bark
southerly wind that blows when the cherry trees are in bloom
prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees
Chinese bush cherry (Prunus glandulosa); Chinese plum; dwarf flowering almond
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
Sakuragawa Station (Osaka)
Sakuramachi Station (Nagano)
Sakurabashi Station
Korean hill cherry (Prunus verecunda)
clove cherry (Prunus apetala)
Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica)
Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica)
Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica)
sweet cherry (Prunus avium); mazzard
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)
Prunus buergeriana (species of flowering cherry)
cherry tree with fragrant flowers
wedgeleaf primrose (Primula cuneifolia); pixie-eye primrose
Examples (43 in total)
Cherry blossoms are very beautiful.
This park is famous for its cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.