桜島

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
さくら
Grade: 5
しま > じま
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻島 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology[edit]

(さくら, sakura, cherry tree, cherry blossom) +‎ (-じま, -jima, island). From the glowing rocks expelled by the volcano that look like cherry blossoms on the island mountain.

Proper noun[edit]

(さくら)(じま) (Sakurajima

  1. Sakurajima (a major volcano and surrounding area in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, near Kagoshima)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Sakurajima

Further reading[edit]