10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

cherry

Kun'yomi
  • cherry tree ②fake buyer ③hired applauder ④horse meat
On'yomi
  • オウ
  • ヨウ
Nanori
  • ろう

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さくら 99.0%
オウ 1.0%

Character Breakdown

cherry
さくら オウ ヨウ (5th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)

Common Words

cherry tree ②fake buyer ③hired applauder ④horse meat
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms
cherry blossoms at night
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
sakura shrimp (Lucensosergia lucens)
double-flowered cherry tree
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana)
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References

Unicode hex code 685C
JIS X 0208 1-26-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2256
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2664
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 931
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1168
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 632
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 842
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1932
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2082
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1121
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1373
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1050
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14796P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1036
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 928
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 952
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1434
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 653
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 708
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 968
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1087
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1951
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.15
Four corner code 4294.4
De Roo Code 1869