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咲
咲
9 strokes
Frequency: 1534
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

blossom
bloom

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さ.く
-ざき
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さ
さき

Common Words

笑う
わらう
嗤う
Godan verb
Freq #461
1

Intransitive verb

to laugh

Examples
クラスのもの皆が彼の冗談に笑った。
The whole class laughed at his joke.
2

Intransitive verb

to smile

Examples
しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。
But he did not often smile.
3

Transitive verb; Esp. 嗤う

to sneer; to ridicule

Examples
ベェーだっ！乙女のことを嗤った罰よ！
Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!
4

Intransitive verb; As 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう

to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

笑い
わらい
笑
嗤い
Noun
Freq #1928
1

laugh; laughter

Examples
赤ん坊は敵意のある笑いができるほど年をとってはいない。
The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter.
2

smile

Examples
日本文化の文脈の中では当然と思われる微笑みも、外国人の間では、不気味な笑いとして多くの混乱を生み、また悪評が高い。
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
3

Esp. 嗤い

sneer

Examples
ぎこちない笑いをした店員が答えた。
The smirking male clerk replied.
4

sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

咲く
さく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #3776
1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

Examples
これらの花は春に咲く。
These flowers bloom in spring.
2

Archaic

to rise up (of breaking waves)

花が咲く
はながさく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #7166
1

to bloom; to blossom

2

Idiomatic expression

to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated

3

Idiomatic expression

to experience a golden age

花を咲かせる
はなをさかせる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #11740
1

Idiomatic expression

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically

Examples
久しぶりに会ったんだから、酒でも飲みながら、昔話にでも花を咲かせるとするか。
It's been so long since we last met up. Let's have a drink or two and talk about the good old days.
2

Idiomatic expression

to become successful and well known

咲き誇る
咲きほこる
咲誇る
さきほこる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #18444
1

to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom

咲き乱れる
さきみだれる
咲乱れる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #24672
1

to bloom in profusion

Examples
庭には様々な花が咲き乱れていた。
The garden was a riot of color.
返り咲く
かえりざく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #30835
1

to come back; to bloom a second time

Examples
彼は舞台に返り咲いた。
He has made a fine comeback on the stage.
花咲く
はなさく
Godan verb
Freq #33126
1

to bloom

Examples
春の訪れとともにつぼみはぱっと花咲く。
The buds burst open at the first sign of spring.
話に花を咲かせる
はなしにはなをさかせる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #46345
1

to engage in lively conversation

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