" Cherry " Japanese calligraphy

 

" 桜 " ( ō, or sakura ). It is translated as cherry blossom, cherry tree.

This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound

semantic 木 ( tree )　　+　　phonetic 嬰 ( baby, infant )

The cherry blossom is one of the flowers loved most in the Far East.

It has a short period of the flowering with about 1 week.

The transiency is a characteristic.