What's the difference between these two kanji? I know that さくらmeans cherry blossom, but I saw two ways of writing it, including 櫻and 桜. I wonder if there's any difference between these two 漢字? I read

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What's the difference between these two kanji? I know that さくらmeans cherry blossom, but I saw two ways of writing it, including 櫻and 桜. I wonder if there's any difference between these two 漢字? I read that the kanji 櫻 is used in Family Names such as 櫻木櫻井 and so on, when 桜 is used to describe flowers and color. Is that right?

Mar 2, 2018 3:34 PM

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「櫻」is considered as the traditional "kanji", while「桜」is the sort of simplified "kanji" in modern Japanese. That is basically the main difference. Hence,「櫻」is generally kept in surnames or in traditional literature. === 良い一日をお過ごし下さい。／I wish you a good day.

March 2, 2018

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