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cherry blossom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).
2. (countable, uncountable) A stylized depiction of the blossom of the cherry tree, as used in Japanese mon.
   • The cherry blossom was in use in Heian times...For obvious reasons it become the mon of the Sakurai family. 1976, W. M. Hawley, Kei Kaneda Chappelear, Mon: The Japanese Family Crest, page 27:

Forms

Relateds

apple blossom · orange blossom · plum blossom · peach blossom

Synonyms

sakura · 🌸

Translations (51)

sv körsbärsblom (heraldic charge) · it fiore di ciliegio (blossom of the cherry tree) · ar زَهْرَة كَرَز (blossom of the cherry tree) · th ซากุระ (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja サクラ (blossom of the cherry tree) · ru цвете́ние са́куры (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja 桜 (blossom of the cherry tree) · fr fleur de cerisier (blossom of the cherry tree) · es flor de cerezo (blossom of the cherry tree) · tl sakura (blossom of the cherry tree) · fi kirsikankukinta (blossom of the cherry tree) · es flor del cerezo (blossom of the cherry tree) · sh трешњин цвије̑т (blossom of the cherry tree) · ru вишнёвый цвет (blossom of the cherry tree) · pt flor da cerejeira (blossom of the cherry tree) · sv körsbärsblomma (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja 桜花 (blossom of the cherry tree) · de Kirschblüte (blossom of the cherry tree) · pt sakura (blossom of the cherry tree) · is kirsuberjablóm (blossom of the cherry tree) · fa شکوفهٔ گیلاس (blossom of the cherry tree) · my ချယ်ရီပန်း (blossom of the cherry tree) · vi hoa anh đào (blossom of the cherry tree) · hu cseresznyevirágzás (blossom of the cherry tree) · cmn 櫻花 /樱花 (blossom of the cherry tree) · km លំអងសេរីហ្ស (blossom of the cherry tree) · pt flor de cerejeira (blossom of the cherry tree) · tr sakura (blossom of the cherry tree) · fi kirsikankukka (blossom of the cherry tree) · hu cseresznyevirág (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja 櫻 (heraldic charge) · ja 櫻花 (blossom of the cherry tree) · tl seresang namumalaklak (blossom of the cherry tree) · ru са́кура (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja 桜 (heraldic charge) · ru цвете́ние ви́шни (blossom of the cherry tree) · sv körsbärsblom (blossom of the cherry tree) · nl kersenbloesem (blossom of the cherry tree) · sh trešnjin cvijȇt (blossom of the cherry tree) · ro floare de cireș (blossom of the cherry tree) · pl kwiat wiśni (blossom of the cherry tree) · yue 櫻花 /樱花 (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja サクラ (heraldic charge) · es sakura (blossom of the cherry tree) · pam Sarésang mámúlaklak (blossom of the cherry tree) · hi चेरी ब्लॉसम (blossom of the cherry tree) · pam Sarésang mánsampága (blossom of the cherry tree) · el άνθος κερασιάς (blossom of the cherry tree) · ko 벚꽃 (blossom of the cherry tree) · ja 櫻 (blossom of the cherry tree) · tr kiraz çiçeği (blossom of the cherry tree)