咲 Blossom

Radical Combination

• 口

  Mouth
• 丷

  Horns
• 天

  Heaven

Meaning

Primary

Blossom

Alternative

Bloom

Mnemonic

When a flower looks like a mouth with horns that reach up to heaven, you know it's in blossom. It's all opened up like a mouth, and the pistil and stamen are like horns reaching up to heaven for its sunlight and rain.

Hints

Imagine studying this little blossom. Its mouth is open and nectar-filled, and out of it spring these horn-like things that reach up to heaven. It smells nice too. A perfect specimen for your blossom collection, maybe?

Readings

On’yomi

しょう

Kun’yomi

さ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If it's shaped like a mouth with horns poking out of it, you know it's going to be a tough little blossom. That's why you'll need a saw (さ) if you've got any hope of cutting it down for your blossom collection.

Hints

Picture those classic dainty little blossoms — buttercups, pansies, you name it. Now imagine their tougher cousins, blossoms so tough you'd need a saw to cut them down. If you can picture the latter, you should remember the さ reading.