# 咲 — bloom; blossom

咲 means “bloom; blossom”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes.  Kun'yomi: さ(く) (saku). You'll see it in words such as 咲く (saku, “to bloom; to flower”).

- Meaning: bloom; blossom
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: さ(く) (saku)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Plants & farming

## How to remember 咲

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 天 heaven

## Words with 咲

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 咲く | さく (saku) | to bloom; to flower |

## Don't confuse it with

[券](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ticket/) · [圏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/zone/) · [春](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/spring/) · [送](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/send/)

## More in the “Plants & farming” set

[香](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fragrance/) · [茨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/thorn/) · [梨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pear/) · [枝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/branch/) · [咲](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bloom/) · [耕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/plough/) · [柿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/persimmon/) · [枯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wither/)

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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/n2-kanji/bloom/. Last updated 2026-11-01.