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Is the kanji for "cherry blossom" - or something else?
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Gillian Searl
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Apr 18, 2018

Hi everybody, I have just had a customer ask me a slightly strange question. Could you please let me know if this is the kanji for cherry blossom - or something else. Thank you very much!

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Dan Lucas
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Cherry Apr 18, 2018

Gillian Searl wrote:

Hi everybody, I have just had a customer ask me a slightly strange question. Could you please let me know if this is the kanji for cherry blossom - or something else. Thank you very much!

It is 桜 (sakura), the kanji for cherry, and can be used for the flower as well.

[Edited at 2018-04-18 09:42 GMT]
 
Gillian Searl
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United Kingdom
Local time: 19:48
German to English
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thank you very much Dan! Apr 18, 2018

Dan Lucas wrote:

Gillian Searl wrote:

Hi everybody, I have just had a customer ask me a slightly strange question. Could you please let me know if this is the kanji for cherry blossom - or something else. Thank you very much!

It is 桜 (sakura), the kanji for cherry, and can be used for the flower as well.

[Edited at 2018-04-18 09:42 GMT]


 


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