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U+685C, 桜
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-685C

[U+685B]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+685D]

Translingual

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Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 75, +6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 木火女 (DFV), composition 𰋷)

References

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  • 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

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Glyph origin

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Simplified from (𰋷).

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“cherry”).
(This character is the second-round simplified form of ).
Notes:

Japanese

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Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji

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(Fifth grade kyōiku kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

Readings

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  • Go-on: よう ()やう (yau, historical)
  • Kan-on: おう (ō, Jōyō)あう (au, historical)
  • Kun: さくら (sakura, , Jōyō)

Compounds

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
さくら
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
(sakura): the Japanese cherry tree, Prunus serrulata
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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 咲く (saku, to bloom, burst open) +‎ (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さくら) or (サクラ) (sakura

  1. a cherry tree, in Japanese contexts particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, yet not limited to it
    Synonym: 桜木 (sakuragi)
    Hypernym: 薔薇 (bara)
  2. Short for 桜花 (sakurabana): a cherry blossom
  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 (ryō)
  10. (card games) the suit of cherry blossoms in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of March
    Coordinate terms: , , , , 菖蒲, 牡丹, , , , 紅葉, ,
  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 (sumi, charcoal) made in 佐倉 (Sakura) in Chiba Prefecture, using as ateji for 佐倉

Usage notes
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Proverbs
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Descendants
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  • English: sakura
  • Indonesian: sakura
  • Kavalan: sakula
  • Korean: 사꾸라 (sakkura, spy)
  • Kunigami: (sakūra)
  • Okinawan: (sakura)
  • Portuguese: sakura

Proper noun

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(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)(そら)は ()(わた)(かぎ)
    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))

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 5
kan'on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

/au//ɔː//oː/

From Middle Chinese (MC 'eang).

Pronunciation

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Affix

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(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)).
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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Samuel E. Martin (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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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Etymology

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From Japanese (sakura).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さくら) (sakura

  1. a cherry tree

Derived terms

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