サクラ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of サクラ – see the following entry.

[noun] a cherry tree, in Japanese contexts particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, yet not limited to it

[noun] Short for 桜花 (sakurabana): a cherry blossom

[noun] Short for 桜木 (sakuragi): cherry wood

[noun] Short for 桜皮 (sakuragawa): cherry bark

[noun] Short for 桜色 (sakura-iro): cherry blossom pink

[noun] Short for 桜襲, 桜重 (sakura-gasane): a layered style of wearing kimono with one layer in the sakura-iro color

[noun] Short for 桜肉 (sakura niku): horsemeat, from its pinkish color

[noun] Short for 桜湯 (sakurayu): cherry blossom tea

[noun] 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)

[noun] (card games) the suit of cherry blossoms in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of March

[noun] (Kansai) a class of prostitute in the red-light district

[noun] the middle of the dorsal fin of a fish

[noun] (theater, historical) during the Edo Period, a special box or balcony seat for a hired applauder, someone requested to cheer on the performers

[noun] (slang) a shill, capper, or come-on working for a store, auction, or even a swindle, who is paid to attract customers or marks

[noun] (slang) an ear

[noun] 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

[noun] 偽客: shill or someone on dating sites or similar who is paid to attract customers by pretending to be an attractive girl regularly using the site, always keeping enough people close but never too close (the person may not actually even be female)

[proper noun] a female given name

[proper noun] a placename

[proper noun] a surname

[proper noun] a piece of koto music, often entitled Sakura Sakura in English:

[proper noun] 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”))

Alternative spelling
偽客

(This term, サクラ (sakura), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)