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桜花爛漫 (おうからんまん, oukaranman) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

桜おう花か爛らん漫まん

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Meanings

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riot of cherry blossoms

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo describing cherry blossoms in full, glorious bloom, often evoking a scene of overwhelming beauty.

春はるの公こう園えんは桜おう花か爛らん漫まんの景色けしきだっ

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The park in spring was a scene of cherry blossoms in full riotous bloom.

Kanji

桜cherry
花flower
爛be sore, inflamed, bleary
漫cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained

Built from

桜おう花か+爛らん漫まん

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 桜花 (cherry blossoms) and 爛漫 (glorious, brilliant). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a literary phrase used to describe the peak beauty of cherry blossoms.