How to say "bloom" in Japanese

• 花はなJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe noun: 'bloom' meaning the flower or blossom itself. When English 'bloom' is a noun for the flower, as in blooms in the garden, this is the word you want.
  私わたしたちは梅うめの花はなで有名ゆうめいな水戸みと公園こうえんを見みに行いった。↗

  We visited Mito Park, which is famous for its plum blossoms.
• 咲くさくJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe verb: 'to bloom, to flower, to blossom.' Use it when flowers open on trees, plants, or in a garden — 'bloom' as an action rather than a name for the flower.
  これらの花はなは春はるに咲さく。↗

  These flowers bloom in spring.
• ひらくJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbCovers 'bloom' through the image of a flower unfolding and spreading open. Since the word is really about unfolding and spreading out, 咲く is usually the verb you want for flowers simply blooming.
  庭にわのバラの木きのつぼみが少すこしずつ開ひらき始はじめる。↗

  Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
• 盛りさかりJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)The figurative 'bloom': the prime of one's life, one's best days. Use it where English 'bloom' is metaphorical, as in 'the bloom of youth.'
  彼かれは今いま男盛おとこざかりだ。↗

  He is now in the prime of manhood.

Use 花 for the noun 'bloom' meaning a flower, 「咲く」 for the verb 'to bloom,' 「ひらく」 when the nuance is unfolding or spreading open, and 「盛り」 for the figurative bloom of one's prime.

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• 花はなflower
• 咲くさくto bloom
• ブルームbloom (whitish coating on fruit, leaves, etc.)
• 花咲くはなさくto bloom
• 花が咲くはながさくto bloom
• 花開くはなひらくto blossom
• 鋼片こうへん(steel) billet
• ひらくto bloom
• 盛りさかりprime (of one's life)
• 華かbloom