I Love Kanji咲く (saku)
咲く (さく, saku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to bloom; to flower”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- さく
- Romaji
- saku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open · godan verb, intransitive
- to rise up (of breaking waves) · godan verb, intransitive · archaic
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 咲く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 咲く | さく saku |
| Polite (~masu) | 咲きます | さきます sakimasu |
| Negative | 咲かない | さかない sakanai |
| Polite negative | 咲きません | さきません sakimasen |
| Past | 咲いた | さいた saita |
| Polite past | 咲きました | さきました sakimashita |
| Negative past | 咲かなかった | さかなかった sakanakatta |
| Te-form | 咲いて | さいて saite |
| Potential | 咲ける | さける sakeru |
| Passive | 咲かれる | さかれる sakareru |
| Causative | 咲かせる | さかせる sakaseru |
| Volitional | 咲こう | さこう sakou |
| Imperative | 咲け | さけ sake |
| Conditional (~ba) | 咲けば | さけば sakeba |
Kanji in 咲く
Source: JMdict entry 1297210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.