Standard Lemma guide

sakura

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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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE0 K UH1 R AA2 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
  • Japanese: さくら (sakura) — Hawaiian card game
  • Japanese: 桜 (sakura) — Hawaiian card game
  • Korean: 벚꽃 (beotkkot) — Hawaiian card game
  • Korean: 사쿠라 (sakura) — Hawaiian card game
  • Pohnpeian: sakura — Hawaiian card game
Real reading context

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