Keyword
cherry tree
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig2082
Old form
Readings
おう
(11%)
Composed of
tree
tiny hairs
woman
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a woman next to a cherry tree, and a bunch of pink petals falling on her head. She's watching the cherry tree and the petals as they flutter in the wind.

(This is an old Japanese tradition called the hanami.)

Used in vocabulary (127 in total)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
cherry blossom (colour, color)
Examples (43 in total)
Cherry blossoms are very beautiful.
This park is famous for its cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.