桜

桜 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木火女 (DFV), composition ⿰木𰋷)

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 526, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14796
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1207, character 5
• Unihan data for U+685C

Simplified from 櫻 (yīng) (嬰 (yīng) → 𰋷).

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 櫻)

• Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
• Kan-on: おう (ō, Jōyō)^{←あう (au, historical)}
• Kun: さくら (sakura, 桜, Jōyō)

• 山桜桃(ユスラウメ) (yusura-ume, “Prunus tomentosa”)

桜 (sakura): the Japanese cherry tree, Prunus serrulata

From Old Japanese,[1] first attested in the Kojiki, the oldest extant historical record of ancient Japan, compiled in 712 CE.

Originally derived from 咲く (saku, “to bloom, burst open”) +‎ 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).[2]

• (Tokyo) さくら [sàkúrá] (Heiban – [0])[3] (general)
• (Tokyo) さ​くら [sáꜜkùrà] (Atamadaka – [1]) (modern given name)
• IPA^(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

桜(さくら) • (sakura) 

1. a cherry tree, in Japanese contexts particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, yet not limited to it
   • 905–914, Kokin Wakashū (book 16, poem 832)

     深草(ふかくさ)の野辺(のべ)の桜(さくら)し心(こころ)あらば今年(ことし)ばかりは墨染(すみぞめ)に咲(さ)け

     Fukakusa-no-nobe no sakura shi kokoro araba kotoshi bakari wa sumizome ni sake

     O cherry trees of Fukakusa Field! If you truly have a heart this year, at least you'll be dressed in blossoms dyed in inky black.[4]

   Synonym: 桜木 (sakuragi)

   Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)

2. Short for 桜花 (sakurabana): a cherry blossom
   • 1086, Goshūi Wakashū (book 1, poem 120; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 73)

     高砂(たかさご)のをのへの桜(さくら)咲(さ)きにけり外(と)山(やま)のかすみ立(た)たずもあらなむ

     takasago no onohe no sakura sakinikeri toyama no kasumi tatazu mo aranamu

     The cherries on Takasago peak have come into bloom; may the haze not rise on the outer slopes.[5]

3. Short for 桜木 (sakuragi): cherry wood
4. Short for 桜皮 (sakuragawa): cherry bark
5. Short for 桜色 (sakura-iro): cherry blossom pink
6. Short for 桜襲, 桜重 (sakura-gasane): a layered style of wearing kimono with one layer in the sakura-iro color
7. Short for 桜肉 (sakura niku): horsemeat, from its pinkish color
8. Short for 桜湯 (sakurayu): cherry blossom tea
9. Synonym of 天保一分銀 (Tenpō ichibugin): a rectangular silver coin issued during the Tenpō era (1830-1844), so called for its cherry blossom pattern; worth one-quarter of a 両 (ryō)
10. (card games) the suit of cherry blossoms in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of March
11. (Kansai) a class of prostitute in the red-light district
12. the middle of the dorsal fin of a fish
13. (theater, historical) during the Edo Period, a special box or balcony seat for a hired applauder, someone requested to cheer on the performers
14. (slang) a shill, capper, or come-on working for a store, auction, or even a swindle, who is paid to attract customers or marks
15. (slang) an ear
16. Short for 桜炭, 佐倉炭 (Sakura-zumi): a high-quality 炭 (sumi, “charcoal”) made in 佐倉 (Sakura) in Chiba Prefecture, using 桜 as ateji for 佐倉

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サクラ.

桜(さくら) • (Sakura) 

1. a female given name
2. a placename
3. a surname
4. a piece of koto music, often entitled Sakura Sakura in English:

   さくら　さくら　弥生(やよい)の空(そら)は　見(み)渡(わた)す限(かぎ)り…

   sakura sakura yayoi no sora wa miwatasu kagiri…

   Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms, across the spring sky, as far as the eye can see.

5. a piece of music played at the start of 平曲 (Heikyoku, retelling of The Tale of the Heike with 琵琶 (biwa, “lute accompaniment”))

• Sakura song

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/au/ → /ɔː/ → /oː/

From Middle Chinese 櫻 (MC ʔˠɛŋ).

• IPA^(key): [o̞ː]

桜(おう) • (ō) ^{←あう (au)?}

1. cherry tree
2. cherry tree that bears edible fruit
3. (US) Short for サクラメント／桜府 (Sakuramento, “Sacramento (a city in California, United States)”).

From Japanese 桜 (sakura).

• (Shuri-Naha) さ​くら[sáꜜkùrà] (Kakō - [1])
• IPA^(key): [sakuɾa]

桜 (hiragana さくら, rōmaji sakura)

1. a cherry tree

• 桜(さくら)色(いろ) (sakura-iro)
• 桜(さくら)島(じま) (Sakurajima)
• 桜(さくら)花(ばな) (sakurabana)