みなさん　こんにちは。

先月の漢字に書きましたが、4月は出会いの季節です。
入学式があったり、桜が咲いたり、お花見をしたり、たくさんの楽しいイベントがあります。
今年は天気が良い日が続いたので、長い間桜を楽しむことができました。
お花見のためにたくさんの人が桜並木の下に集まっていて、とても賑やかでした。

As I wrote in last month’s blog, April is the season of new meetings. This month, entrance ceremonies were held at schools all over Japan, the cherry blossoms bloomed, and hanami parties were held. So many fun events occur in April. The weather was calm and nice this year, so we were able to enjoy the cherry blossom for a long time. A lot of people gathered under the gorgeous cherry blossom trees. It was very lively.

それでは、今月の漢字です。
今月の漢字は「桜」です。

桜: (音読み「オウ」)(訓読み「さくら」)

The meaning of this kanji is:
1. 木の名前。
Words use this kanji are:
桜色(さくらいろ) Cherry blossom color
葉桜(はざくら) Green leafed sakura (the cherry blossom trees after their flowers fall and green leaves appear)
夜桜(よざくら) Night sakura; 夜桜見物 (よざくらけんぶつ) Doing hanami at night
秋桜(あきざくら/コスモス) Cosmos (flower); It blooms in the fall and the color is similar to the cherry blossom’s.
芝桜(しばざくら) Phlox; Hokkaido is famous for its beautiful phlox.

See you in May!