咲
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 咲!
今回の漢字は『咲』ですよ！
咲く - さく to bloom
咲き薫る - さきかおる to bloom and give off fragrance
早咲き - はやざき early blooming, early flowering
遅咲き - おそざき late flowering; late blooming
咲き誇る - さきほこる to be in fullness of bloom
咲き乱れる - さきみだれる to bloom in profusion
返り咲き - かえりざき a comeback (e.g. in business); to blossom again
P.S. 咲いた、咲いた！桜が咲いた！ It happened! Cherry blossoms are in bloom!
This simple opening sentence from a random textbook marked the first encounter with Japanese language for Donald Keene, an accomplished American scholar, a prolific translator and beloved literature professor, way back in 1930s. You can learn many similar anecdotes and stories from his long and eventful life in his 2009 memoir Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan - we highly recommend it! 😊
