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Breakdown of sakura
cherry tree
桜
The cherry tree blossoms for everyone, even for an ostensibly insignificant woman.
Usages of sakura
さくらんぼsakuranbo
cherry
桜 の 花 が 咲きました。sakura no hana ga sakimasita.
The cherry blossoms have bloomed.
桜 の 葉 が 風 で 舞って います。sakura no ha ga kaze de matte imasu.
The cherry leaves are dancing in the wind.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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