Meanings
nouncherry blossom (countable and uncountable, plural cherry blossoms)
plural cherry blossoms
- countableuncountableThe blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).
- countableuncountablegovernmentA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).
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Translations
Arabic زَهْرَة كَرَز
- زَهْرَة كَرَزblossom of the cherry tree
Chinese Cantonese 櫻花 /樱花
- 櫻花 /樱花 (jing¹ faa¹)blossom of the cherry tree
Chinese Mandarin 櫻花 /樱花
- 櫻花 /樱花 (yīnghuā)blossom of the cherry tree
Dutch kersenbloesem
- kersenbloesemblossom of the cherry tree
Finnish kirsikankukinta, kirsikankukka
- kirsikankukintablossom of the cherry tree
- kirsikankukkablossom of the cherry tree
French fleur de cerisier
- fleur de cerisierblossom of the cherry tree
German Kirschblüte
- Kirschblüteblossom of the cherry tree
Greek άνθος κερασιάς
- άνθος κερασιάς (ánthos kerasiás)blossom of the cherry tree
Hindi चेरी ब्लॉसम
- चेरी ब्लॉसम (cerī blŏsam)blossom of the cherry tree
Hungarian cseresznyevirág, cseresznyevirágzás
- cseresznyevirágblossom of the cherry tree
- cseresznyevirágzásblossom of the cherry tree
Icelandic kirsuberjablóm
- kirsuberjablómblossom of the cherry tree
Italian fiore di ciliegio
- fiore di ciliegioblossom of the cherry tree
Japanese 桜, 櫻
- 桜 (sakura)heraldic charge
- 櫻 (sakura)heraldic charge
- サクラ (sakura)heraldic charge
- 桜 (sakura)blossom of the cherry tree
- 櫻 (sakura)blossom of the cherry tree
- サクラ (sakura)blossom of the cherry tree
- 桜花blossom of the cherry tree
- 櫻花blossom of the cherry tree
Korean 벚꽃
- 벚꽃 (beotkkot)blossom of the cherry tree
Persian شکوفهٔ گیلاس
- شکوفهٔ گیلاس (šokufe-ye gilâs)blossom of the cherry tree
Polish kwiat wiśni
- kwiat wiśniblossom of the cherry tree
Portuguese flor de cerejeira, flor da cerejeira
- flor de cerejeirablossom of the cherry tree
- flor da cerejeirablossom of the cherry tree
- sakurablossom of the cherry tree
Romanian floare de cireș
- floare de cireșblossom of the cherry tree
Russian вишнёвый цвет, цвете́ние ви́шни
- вишнёвый цвет (višnjóvyj cvet)blossom of the cherry tree
- цвете́ние ви́шни (cveténije víšni)blossom of the cherry tree
- цвете́ние са́куры (sakura)blossom of the cherry tree
- са́кура (sákura)blossom of the cherry tree
Spanish sakura, flor de cerezo
- sakurablossom of the cherry tree
- flor de cerezoblossom of the cherry tree
- flor del cerezoblossom of the cherry tree
Swedish körsbärsblom, körsbärsblomma
- körsbärsblomheraldic charge
- körsbärsblommablossom of the cherry tree
- körsbärsblomblossom of the cherry tree
Tagalog seresang namumalaklak, sakura
- seresang namumalaklakblossom of the cherry tree
- sakurablossom of the cherry tree
Thai ซากุระ
- ซากุระblossom of the cherry tree
Turkish kiraz çiçeği, sakura
- kiraz çiçeğiblossom of the cherry tree
- sakurablossom of the cherry tree
Vietnamese hoa anh đào
- hoa anh đàoblossom of the cherry tree
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