Meaning

Primary

Late Flower

Alternative

Late Blooming

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A slow bloom is a bloom that happens late. It's a late flower or late blooming. Important to know if you're going to go do 花見.

Reading

おそざき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is 遅い and 咲く put together (the same reading you learned from the 咲 kanji). Watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

冬が長引いたため、今年はうちのお庭の桜は遅咲きでした。

The cherry trees in our yard experienced a late bloom this year due to the lingering winter.

Kanji Composition