Similar to the terms used to represent the blooming status of cherry blossoms, such as Ichibuzaki (ten percent of blooms bud on the tree) and Nibuzaki (twenty percent of blooms bud on the tree), there are terms used to represent the status of Hazakura, such as Maihajime (blossoms starting to fall and scatter), Rokubu hazakura (sixty percent of young leaves on the cherry tree), Shichibu hazakura (seventy percent of young leaves on the cherry tree), Hachibu hazakura (eighty percent of young leaves on the cherry tree) and Kubu hazakura (ninety percent of young leaves on the cherry tree).
桜の開花状態を示す指標の一分咲き・二分咲きと同様に葉桜では葉と花の割合を示す言葉として満開以降は舞い始め、六分葉桜、七分葉桜、八分葉桜、九分葉桜のように呼ぶ。