We picked a name for our girl. “咲笑”, prounces Sae [sa:e] in Japanese or Xiao-xiao [‘ʃau-‘ʃau] in Chinese. The Kanji characters appear the same both in Chinese and Japanese – that’s what we wanted. She needn’t switch her name from time to time in Japan and in China. 咲笑 means blooming smile (咲-bloom, 笑-smile). We want her life to be healthy, smooth and happy.
My wife and I especially love the cute look of the Kanji (Chinese character) – just looking at the name makes us smile.
咲笑 still has an irregular way of pronunciation in Japanese, it’s Sakura! Well, the most famous flower in Japan – the cherry blossom. That’s very interesting and we love the double surprise.