How do you say "blossom" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "blossom" is 咲く (saku). It is a verb pronounced "sah-koo".

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Pronunciation

咲く is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as saku, it sounds roughly like "sah-koo" to an English ear.

Example sentence

私は毎日咲きます。

Watashi wa mainichi sakimasu.

I to blossom every day.

Usage notes

咲く means to blossom in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (咲きます) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.

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Questions about 咲く

How do you pronounce 咲く?

咲く is romanised as saku. Say it roughly like "sah-koo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 咲く formal or casual?

咲く is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 咲く written in Japanese?

咲く is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.