cherry blossom
A pink cherry blossom with five petals and a small yellow-orange center, typical of the cherry blossom (sakura) tree.
There are different emoji meanings for cherry blossom in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Often used to signify spring, beauty, Japan, or gentle pleasantness.
- East Asian culture
- Especially in Japan, it symbolizes the transience of life, new beginnings (as it blooms at the start of the fiscal and school year), beauty, and fragility. It's deeply interwoven with Japanese aesthetics and philosophy (mono no aware).
