name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsækʊɹə/
/ˈsɑːkʊɹə/
/səˈkʊəɹə/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Japanese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
cherry tree
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a card game from Hawaii played with Japanese hanafuda playing cards
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese さくら (Sakura).
Borrowed from Japanese 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”).
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَاكُورَا
(sakurā)
— Japanese cherry tree
Armenian:
սակուրա
(sakura)
— Japanese cherry tree
Chinese Mandarin:
櫻樹 /樱树
(yīngshù)
— Japanese cherry tree
Chinese Mandarin:
櫻桃樹 /樱桃树
(yīngtáo shù)
— Japanese cherry tree
Finnish:
japanilainen kirsikkapuu
— Japanese cherry tree
Greek:
σάκουρα
(sákoura)
— Japanese cherry tree
Hungarian:
szakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Indonesian:
sakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Japanese:
桜
(sakura)
— Japanese cherry tree
Japanese:
サクラ
(sakura)
— Japanese cherry tree
Kapampangan:
Sarésa
— Japanese cherry tree
Kapampangan:
sákúra
— Japanese cherry tree
Korean:
사쿠라
(sakura)
— Japanese cherry tree
Malay:
pokok sakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Malay:
sakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Persian:
ساکورا
(sâkurâ)
— Japanese cherry tree
Polish:
sakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Portuguese:
sakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Russian:
са́кура
(sákura)
— Japanese cherry tree
Russian:
япо́нская ви́шня
(japónskaja víšnja)
— Japanese cherry tree
Spanish:
sakura
— Japanese cherry tree
Vietnamese:
anh đào Nhật Bản
— Japanese cherry tree
Vietnamese:
anh đào
— Japanese cherry tree
Arabic:
سَاكُورَا
(sakurā)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Armenian:
սակուրա
(sakura)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Chinese:
櫻花 /樱花
(zh-min-nan)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Chinese Mandarin:
櫻花 /樱花
(yīnghuā)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Finnish:
kirsikankukinta
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
German:
Kirschblüte
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
German:
Sakura
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Hebrew:
סאקוּרָה
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Hindi:
सकुरा
(sakurā)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Indonesian:
sakura
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Japanese:
桜
(sakura)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Japanese:
サクラ
(sakura)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Kapampangan:
Sarésang sampága
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Korean:
사쿠라
(sakura)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Korean:
벚꽃
(beotkkot)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Malay:
bunga sakura
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Malay:
sakura
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Persian:
ساکورا
(sâkurâ)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Portuguese:
sakura
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Russian:
са́кура
(sákura)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Thai:
ซากุระ
(saagùrá)
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom
Vietnamese:
hoa anh đào
— blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom