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桜 = 木 + 𭕄 + 女
桜 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cherry tree”. It is built from 木 (tree), 𭕄 (owl crown) and 女 (woman). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2082.
- Keyword
- cherry tree
- RTK frame
- 2082
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- オウ, ヨウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さくら
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- cherry, вишневое дерево
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 桜 cherry
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 桜 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “owl crown” + “woman”. 桜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 桜 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.