桜
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Translingual
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| Simplified | 樱 |
Han character
editReferences
edit- Kangxi Dictionary: 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
Chinese
editGlyph origin
editDefinitions
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Japanese
editKanji
edit(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form
Readings
edit- 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)
Compounds
edit山桜桃 (yusura-ume, “Prunus tomentosa”)
Etymology 1
edit| Kanji in this term |
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| さくら Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi |
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From Old Japanese,[1] first attested in the Kojiki, the oldest extant historical record of ancient Japan, compiled in 712 CE.
Originally derived from
Pronunciation
edit- (Tokyo) さくら [sàkúrá] (Heiban – [0])[3] (general)
- (Tokyo) さくら [sáꜜkùrà] (Atamadaka – [1]) (modern given name)
- IPA(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]
Noun
edit- a cherry tree, in Japanese contexts particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, yet not limited to it
- Short for
桜花 (sakurabana): a cherry blossom- 1086, Goshūi Wakashū (book 1, poem 120; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 73)
- Short for
桜木 (sakuragi): cherry wood - Short for
桜 皮 (sakuragawa): cherry bark - Short for
桜 色 (sakura-iro): cherry blossom pink - Short for
桜 襲 ,桜 重 (sakura-gasane): a layered style of wearing kimono with one layer in the sakura-iro color - Short for
桜 肉 (sakura niku): horsemeat, from its pinkish color - Short for
桜湯 (sakurayu): cherry blossom tea - 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) - (card games) the suit of cherry blossoms in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of March
- (Kansai) a class of prostitute in the red-light district
- the middle of the dorsal fin of a fish
- (theater, historical) during the Edo Period, a special box or balcony seat for a hired applauder, someone requested to cheer on the performers
- (slang) a shill, capper, or come-on working for a store, auction, or even a swindle, who is paid to attract customers or marks
- (slang) an ear
- 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
Usage notes
edit- 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.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
桜 麻 (sakura-asa)桜 井 (Sakurai)桜 烏賊 (sakura ika)桜 色 (sakura-iro, “pink; florid”)桜 煎 り (sakura-iri),桜 煮 (sakura-ni)桜 魚 (sakura-uo)桜 鯎 (sakura ugui)桜 会 (Sakura-e)桜 海老 ,桜 蝦 (sakura-ebi)桜 麻 (sakurao)桜 縅 (sakura-odoshi)桜 鹿 の子 (Sakuraga-no-ko)桜 会 (Sakura-kai)桜 貝 (sakuragai)桜 狩 ,桜 狩 り (sakuragari)桜 襲 ,桜 重 (sakura-gasane)桜 紙 (sakura-gami)桜 粥 (sakura-gayu)桜 川 (Sakuragawa)桜 木 (sakuragi)桜 区 (Sakura-ku)桜 草 (sakuragusa)桜 御飯 (sakura gohan)桜 サイト (sakura saito)桜 島 (Sakurajima)桜 炭 (Sakura-zumi)桜 前線 (sakura zensen, “cherry-blossom front”)桜 草 (sakurasō)桜 田 (Sakurada)桜 鯛 (sakuradai)桜 蓼 (sakuratade, “Persicaria conspicua”)桜 チーズ (sakura chīzu)桜 茶屋 (sakura-jaya)桜 月 (sakurazuki)桜 尽 くし,桜 尽 し (sakura-zukushi)桜 漬 ,桜 漬 け (sakura-zuke)桜 灯籠 (sakura-dōrō)桜 時 (sakura-doki)桜 鍋 (sakuranabe)桜 肉 (sakura niku)桜 海苔 (sakura nori)桜 灰 (Sakura-bai)桜花 (sakurabana)桜 人 (sakura-bito)桜 吹雪 (sakura fubuki, “flurry of falling cherry blossoms”)桜 乾 し (sakuraboshi)桜 鱒 (sakuramasu, “cherry salmon”, Oncorhynchus masou)桜 間 (Sakurama)桜 丸 (Sakuramaru)桜 味噌 (sakura miso)桜 結 び (sakura musubi)桜 飯 (sakurameshi)桜 餅 (sakuramochi)桜 紅葉 (sakura momiji)桜 守 (sakuramori)桜 湯 (sakurayu)- さくらレポート (Sakura-repōto)
桜桃 (sakuranbo)桜 ん坊 (sakuranbō)桜 蘭 (sakuraran, “Hoya carnosa”)浅 葱 桜 (asagi-zakura)徒 桜 (adazakura)秋 桜 (akizakura)朝 桜 (asa-zakura)有明 桜 (ariake-zakura)家 桜 (ie-zakura)石 割 り桜 (ishiwari-zakura)糸 桜 (itozakura)渦 桜 (uzuzakura)薄 桜 (usuzakura)淡 墨 -桜 (Usuzumi-zakura)薄 花 桜 (usuhana-zakura)雲 珠 桜 (uzu-zakura)姥 桜 (ubazakura)上溝 桜 ,上 不 見 桜 (uwamizu sakura, “Prunus grayana”)江戸 桜 (Edo-zakura)大島 桜 (Ōshima-zakura)遅 桜 (osozakura)霞 桜 (kasumizakura)堅 桜 (katazakura)樺 桜 (kaniwazakura)樺 桜 (kabazakura)河 津 桜 (Kawazu-zakura)寒 桜 (kanzakura)寒 緋 桜 (kanhi-zakura)黄 桜 (kizakura)葛 桜 (kuzuzakura)朽 ち木 桜 (kuchiki-zakura)熊谷 桜 (Kumagai-zakura)雲 居 の桜 (kumoi no sakura)小 米 桜 (kogome-zakura)小 桜 (kozakura)御 所 桜 (gosho-zakura)零 れ桜 (kobore-zakura)金 剛 桜 (kongō-zakura)西行 桜 (Saigyō-zakura)左 近 の桜 (Sakon no sakura)里 桜 (satozakura)塩竈 桜 (shiogama-zakura)四季 桜 (shiki-zakura)垂 り桜 (shidari-zakura, “Prunus pendula”)枝 垂 れ桜 ,垂 桜 (shidare-zakura)四手 桜 (shide-zakura)芝 桜 (shibazakura, “Phlox subulata”)十 月 桜 (jūgatsu-zakura)秋色 桜 (Shūshiki-zakura)白 桜 (shirozakura)神代 桜 (Jindai-zakura)墨染 桜 (sumizome-zakura)千本 桜 (Senbonzakura)田打 ち桜 (tauchi-zakura)高 嶺 桜 (takane-zakura)滝 桜 (Takizakura)種 蒔き桜 (tanemaki-zakura)丁 子 -桜 (chōjizakura)栂 桜 (tsugazakura)同 期 の桜 (dōki no sakura)遠 山 桜 (tōyama-zakura)南 殿 の桜 (Naden no sakura)匂 桜 (nioi-zakura)庭 桜 (niwazakura, “Prunus glandulosa”)葉 桜 (hazakura)彼 岸 桜 (higan-zakura)緋 寒 桜 (hikanzakura)緋 桜 (hizakura)美 女 桜 (bijozakura, “Verbena phlogiflora”)一 重 桜 (hitoe-zakura)総 桜 (fusazakura, “Euptelea polyandra”)富士 桜 (fujizakura)不 断 桜 (fudan-zakura)牡 丹 桜 (botan-zakura)豆 桜 (mamezakura, “Prunus incisa”)実 桜 (mizakura)峰 桜 ,嶺 桜 (minezakura, “Prunus nipponica”)御 階 の桜 (Mihashi no sakura)深 山 桜 (miyama-zakura)八 重 桜 (yaezakura)山 桜 (yamazakura)夜 桜 (yozakura)夕 桜 (yūzakura)- 楊
貴 妃 桜 (yōkihi-zakura) 吉 野 桜 (Yoshino-zakura)若 桜 (waka-zakura)
Proverbs
edit桜 切 る馬鹿 梅 切 らぬ馬鹿 (sakura kiru baka ume kiranu baka, “foolish to prune cherry trees but not to prune plum trees”)明日 ありと思 う心 の仇 桜 (asu ari to omō kokoro no ada-zakura)梅 と桜 (ume to sakura)五月 の桜 で葉 ばかりさま (satsuki no sakura de ha-bakari-sama)三 日 見 ぬ間 の桜 (mikka minu ma no sakura)
Descendants
editProper noun
edit- a female given name
- a placename
- a surname
- a piece of koto music, often entitled Sakura Sakura in English:
- 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”))
Etymology 2
edit| Kanji in this term |
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| おう Grade: 5 |
| kan'on |
| Alternative spelling |
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/au/ → /ɔː/ → /oː/
From Middle Chinese
Pronunciation
editAffix
edit- cherry tree
- cherry tree that bears edible fruit
- (US) Short for サクラメント／
桜 府 (Sakuramento, “Sacramento (a city in California, United States)”).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988)
国語 大 辞典 （新装 版 ） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN - ^ Samuel E. Martin (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006),
大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN - ^ Laurel Rasplica Rodd, Mary Catherine Henkenius (1996) Kokinshū: A Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern (C & T Asian literature series; C & T Asian languages series), reprint edition, Cheng & Tsui, →ISBN, page 288
- ^ Princess Shikishi, Hiroaki Sato (1993) String of Beads: Complete Poems of Princess Shikishi (A publication of the School of Hawaiian, Asian & Pacific studies; SHAPS library of translations), illustrated edition, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 77
Okinawan
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