Meet 咲 in sentences about flowers opening. Learn the verb with its reading and changing endings.
The idea
咲 has 9 strokes; follow the linked diagram. 咲く（さく） is an intransitive verb: 花が咲く means flowers bloom. Its polite past is 咲きました; 咲いています describes flowers in bloom.
| Form | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咲く | さく | bloom |
| 咲きました | さきました | bloomed |
| 咲いています | さいています | is in bloom |
Examples
- 公園で桜が咲きました。The cherry blossoms bloomed in the park.
- 庭に花が咲いています。Flowers are blooming in the garden.
- 花は来週咲きます。The flowers will bloom next week.
- バラはまだ咲いていません。The roses have not bloomed yet.
- 窓のそばに白い花が咲きました。A white flower bloomed by the window.
- 春になると、梅の花が咲きます。When spring comes, the plum blossoms bloom.
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Watch out
咲く describes flowers opening, not someone opening them. Do not confuse 咲 with 笑, as in 笑う（わらう）, to laugh.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 咲く in hiragana.
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さく
咲く is さく. Keep the final く when reading the dictionary form.
Write the polite past form of 咲く.
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咲きました
咲きました is the polite past: the く changes to き before ました.
Choose the kanji for bloom: 花が＿く［咲／笑］.
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咲
咲 gives 花が咲く, “flowers bloom”. 笑 belongs to 笑う, “laugh”.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 咲く in hiragana.
Write the polite past form of 咲く.
Choose the kanji for bloom: 花が＿く［咲／笑］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 咲 using the stroke diagram, then cover the table and say when flowers bloom near you.