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Cherry blossoms , often simply called blossoms (hana) are a common spring kigo. A kigo ( 季語 , 'season word') is a word or phrase associated with a particular season , used in traditional forms of Japanese poetry .
plum blossom (梅 ume) – early spring; cherry blossoms (桜 sakura) and cherry blossom-viewing (花見 hanami) – late spring (April) – for the Japanese, cherry blossoms are such a common topic that in just mentioning blossoms (hana) in haiku it is assumed they are cherry blossoms. Hanami is an occasion for partying with friends or coworkers.
The Japanese word sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ) can mean either the tree or its flowers (see 桜). [7] The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan, and is central to the custom of hanami. [8] Sakura trees are often called Japanese cherry in English. [9] (This is also a common name for Prunus serrulata. [10])
Sakura Sakura" (さくら さくら, "Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms"), also known as "Sakura", is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms. It is often sung in international settings as a song representative of Japan. [1]
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
Hanami picnics in front of Himeji Castle, 2005 Osaka Castle. Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; flowers (花, hana) in this case almost always refer to those of the cherry (桜, sakura) or, less frequently, plum (梅, ume) trees. [1]
Sakura can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: . as a given name. 桜, "cherry blossom" (morphologically derived from 櫻)櫻, "cherry blossom" 咲良, "bloom, good"
Sakura is the Japanese term for ornamental cherry blossom trees and their blossoms. Sakura may also refer to: Sakura, raw horse meat, usually prepared as sashimi called basashi; Sakura catalog, a Japanese stamp catalog illustrated in colors