Phrase guide

cherry blossom

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sakura, 🌸

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A stylized depiction of the blossom of the cherry tree, as used in Japanese mon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَهْرَة كَرَز — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Burmese: ချယ်ရီပန်း (hkyairipan:) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Chinese Cantonese: 櫻花 /樱花 (jing1 faa1) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 櫻花 /樱花 (yīnghuā) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Dutch: kersenbloesem — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Finnish: kirsikankukinta — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Finnish: kirsikankukka — blossom of the cherry tree
  • French: fleur de cerisier — blossom of the cherry tree
  • German: Kirschblüte — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Greek: άνθος κερασιάς (ánthos kerasiás) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Hindi: चेरी ब्लॉसम (cerī blŏsam) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Hungarian: cseresznyevirág — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Hungarian: cseresznyevirágzás — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Icelandic: kirsuberjablóm — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Italian: fiore di ciliegio — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Japanese: 桜 (sakura) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Japanese: 櫻 (sakura) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Japanese: サクラ (sakura) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Japanese: 桜花 — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Japanese: 櫻花 — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Kapampangan: Sarésang mánsampága — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Kapampangan: Sarésang mámúlaklak — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Khmer: លំអងសេរីហ្ស (lum’ɑɑng seerəyzaa) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Korean: 벚꽃 (beotkkot) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Persian: شکوفهٔ گیلاس (šokufe-ye gilâs) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Polish: kwiat wiśni — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Portuguese: flor de cerejeira — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Portuguese: flor da cerejeira — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Portuguese: sakura — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Romanian: floare de cireș — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Russian: вишнёвый цвет (višnjóvyj cvet) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Russian: цвете́ние ви́шни (cveténije víšni) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Russian: цвете́ние са́куры (sakura) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Russian: са́кура (sákura) — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: трешњин цвије̑т — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: trešnjin cvijȇt — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Spanish: sakura — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Spanish: flor de cerezo — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Spanish: flor del cerezo — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Swedish: körsbärsblomma — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Swedish: körsbärsblom — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Tagalog: seresang namumalaklak — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Tagalog: sakura — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Thai: ซากุระ — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Turkish: kiraz çiçeği — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Turkish: sakura — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Vietnamese: hoa anh đào — blossom of the cherry tree
  • Japanese: 桜 (sakura) — heraldic charge
  • Japanese: 櫻 (sakura) — heraldic charge
  • Japanese: サクラ (sakura) — heraldic charge
  • Swedish: körsbärsblom — heraldic charge