Japanese

はなさく
Meaning: flowers bloom; flower-blooming
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 花咲く 花咲かない
Polite 花咲きます 花咲きません
Past 花咲いた 花咲かなかった
Polite + Past 花咲きました 花咲きませんでした
Te-form 花咲いて 花咲かなくて
Potential 花咲ける 花咲けない
Passive 花咲かれる 花咲かれない
Causative 花咲かせる 花咲かせない
Causative + Passive 花咲かされる 花咲かされない
Imperative 花咲け 花咲くな

Handwriting

花
咲
く

Example

The season when flowers bloom has come again this year.

Usage Notes

Often has a lyrical feel and appears before nouns such as season, garden, or road.

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