咲く（さく）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to bloom
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 咲きます | さきます |
| te-form | 咲いて | さいて |
| ta-form (past) | 咲いた | さいた |
| nai-form (negative) | 咲かない | さかない |
| potential form | 咲ける | さける |
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Example sentences
- 春になると公園の桜が咲く。 — When spring comes, the cherry blossoms bloom in the park.
- 庭に赤い花がたくさん咲いた。 — Lots of red flowers bloomed in the garden.
Idioms & proverbs containing “咲く”
- 死んで花実が咲くものか (しんではなみがさくものか) — once you're dead, that's it
- 桜咲く (さくらさく) — to pass an exam
- 花が咲く (はながさく) — to bloom; to blossom
- 炒り豆に花が咲く (いりまめにはながさく) — to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean
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