# 桜 — cherry tree

桜 means “cherry tree”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: オウ (ou). Kun'yomi: さくら (sakura). You'll see it in words such as 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree; cherry blossom”).

- Meaning: cherry tree
- On'yomi: オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi: さくら (sakura)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 桜

Parts: 木 tree · ⺍ sparkle · 女 woman

## Words with 桜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 桜 | さくら (sakura) | cherry tree; cherry blossom |

## Don't confuse it with

[案](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plan/) · [栄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flourish/) · [巣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nest/) · [媒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/go-between/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [柳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/) · [茂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/) · [繁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lush/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [菊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/) · [芳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/. Last updated 2026-11-01.