"sakura" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsækʊɹə/, /ˈsɑːkʊɹə/, /səˈkʊəɹə/ Forms: sakura [plural], sakuras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|桜|さくら|cherry tree}} 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun|sakura|+}} sakura (plural sakura or sakuras)
  1. (Japanese) cherry tree Tags: Japanese Translations (Japanese cherry tree): سَاكُورَا (sakurā) [feminine] (Arabic), սակուրա (sakura) (Armenian), 櫻樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 樱树 (yīngshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 櫻桃樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 樱桃树 (yīngtáo shù) (Chinese Mandarin), japanilainen kirsikkapuu (Finnish), szakura (Hungarian), sakura (Indonesian), (sakura) (alt: さくら) (Japanese), サクラ (sakura) (Japanese), Sarésa (Kapampangan), sákúra (Kapampangan), 사쿠라 (sakura) (Korean), pokok sakura (Malay), sakura (Malay), ساکورا (sâkurâ) (Persian), sakura [feminine] (Polish), sakura [feminine] (Portuguese), са́кура (sákura) [feminine] (Russian), япо́нская ви́шня (japónskaja víšnja) [feminine] (Russian), sakura [feminine] (Spanish), anh đào Nhật Bản (Vietnamese), anh đào (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sakura-en-noun-WsrcsxT4 Disambiguation of 'Japanese cherry tree': 63 37
  2. cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree) Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Prunus genus plants Translations (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom): سَاكُورَا (sakurā) [feminine] (Arabic), սակուրա (sakura) (Armenian), 櫻花 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 樱花 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 櫻花 (Chinese Mandarin), 樱花 (yīnghuā) (Chinese Mandarin), kirsikankukinta (Finnish), Kirschblüte [feminine] (German), Sakura [feminine] (German), סאקוּרָה (Hebrew), सकुरा (sakurā) (Hindi), sakura (Indonesian), (sakura) (alt: さくら) (Japanese), サクラ (sakura) (Japanese), Sarésang sampága (Kapampangan), 사쿠라 (sakura) (Korean), 벚꽃 (beotkkot) (Korean), bunga sakura (Malay), sakura (Malay), ساکورا (sâkurâ) (Persian), sakura [feminine] (Portuguese), са́кура (sákura) [feminine] (Russian), ซากุระ (saagùrá) (Thai), hoa anh đào (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sakura-en-noun-WULTwnQL Disambiguation of Flowers: 7 93 Disambiguation of Prunus genus plants: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Kapampangan translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom': 25 75

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
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          "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
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          "ref": "2005, Meg Greene, Japan: A Primary Source Cultural Guide, New York, N.Y.: PowerPlus Books, The Rosen Publishing Group, page 19",
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          "ref": "2008, Michael Berry, A History of Pain: Trauma in Modern Chinese Literature and Film, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, published 2011, page 95",
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          "ref": "2010, Jarda Cervenka, Howls From The Other Side: Poems and Collages, Xlibris",
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          "ref": "2014, Jane Knuth, Ellen Knuth, Love Will Steer Me True: A Mother and Daughter’s Conversations on Life, Love, and God, Chicago, Ill.: Loyola Press",
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          "ref": "2020, Lauren Ho, Last Tang Standing, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, page 262",
          "text": "I’ll have to change my name and move to Japan, where people have given up on reproducing and have turned to much more enlightened, spiritually renewing social activities, like viewing blooming sakuras, bathing in onsens, etc.",
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      "word": "سَاكُورَا"
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      "word": "樱桃树"
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      "sense": "Japanese cherry tree",
      "word": "사쿠라"
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      "word": "япо́нская ви́шня"
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Japanese cherry tree",
      "word": "anh đào Nhật Bản"
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "סאקוּרָה"
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
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      "roman": "sakura",
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      "word": "사쿠라"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "beotkkot",
      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "벚꽃"
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "bunga sakura"
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "sakura"
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      "lang": "Persian",
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "ساکورا"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
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      "word": "sakura"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "са́кура"
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      "lang": "Thai",
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      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "ซากุระ"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "blossom of the Japanese cherry tree — see also cherry blossom",
      "word": "hoa anh đào"
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