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: ショウ、さ.く、-ざき
Romaji: shō, sa.ku, -zaki
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: さ、さき
Romaji: sa, saki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

blossom, bloom

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  30
Frequency:  1534
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao4
Unicode:  54b2
JIS:  3A69

Indexes

Halpern Index: 349
Nelson Index: 922
New Nelson Index: 790
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d6.12
Four Corner Index: 6803.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1303
Gakken Index: 1435
Japanese Names Index: 784
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3554X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0991
Remembering the kanji Index: 2018
Kanji Flashcards Index: 413
Kodansha Compact Index: 303
Kanji in Context Index: 261
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 259
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 310
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2037
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2174
Essential Kanji Index: 1475
Kodansha Kanji Index: 413
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3763
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1240

Words

咲く (さく)
to bloom
咲かせる (さかせる)
to make bloom
遅咲き (おそざき)
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
咲き乱れる (さきみだれる)
to bloom in profusion
四季咲き (しきざき)
blooming in each season
返り咲く (かえりざく)
to come back; to bloom a second time
返り咲き (かえりざき)
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
咲き分け (さきわけ)
variegated flowering
花咲く (はなさく)
to bloom
花を咲かせる (はなをさかせる)
to make lively; to become animated; to have fun talking about something; to become successful and well known
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