Where does “桜散る” come from?

桜散る (Japanese) comes from Japanese 桜, from Old Japanese 桜.

桜散る (Japanese): Used in reference to an exam failure

Definitions

  1. Used in reference to an exam failure

Ancestry of “桜散る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese桜a cherry tree, "more specifically" the Japanese...
2Old Japanese桜—
Every word from Old Japanese 桜 →Every word from Japanese 桜 →
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