Sakura Flower In Japanese. This flowering tree has become so famous that the news reports on the blossom forecast across Japan and people across the whole country find time to enjoy hanami. For centuries people have flocked to see the flora in full bloom attending entire festivals dedicated to hanami or flower-viewing.
Their life is very short. While the Japanese called this flower the sakura you likely know it as the cherry blossom instead. For example because they bloom briefly the blossoms are often seen as a metaphor for the ephemeral beauty of living.
This flowering tree has become so famous that the news reports on the blossom forecast across Japan and people across the whole country find time to enjoy hanami.
Sakura 桜 or さくら is the Japanese word for cherry blossom trees and their blossoms a special flower which symbolizes the spring the beauty of nature the renewal and the ephemeral nature of life. The 口 in 咲 indicates an open mouth. Every spring throngs of Japanese people and visitors make efforts to see this well-loved flower a tradition known as hanami and the flower also plays an important role in the countrys songs poems art and ceremonies. This first section of the sakura kanji has four strokes and the order you write them in as well as the direction your penbrush should move are shown below.