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Japanese given name

Sakura

さくら

Given-name classification varies across source records.

さくらサクラSakura
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings110

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows111

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Sakura

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingさくら

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formサクラ

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationSakura

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Sakura. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationさ · く · ら

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Sakura is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings2

さくら · サクラ

Kanji-based spellings109

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms7

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms63

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms39

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name + surname

さくら in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms110

111 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms14

14 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 107 · unspecified 4

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
さくらSakura110111 source rowsfemale 107 · unspecified 4source rows · distinct forms: female 107 · unspecified 41414 source rows
さくらSakura00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Sakura

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data108

3–38 strokes observed span

Median total strokes21

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms104

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms5

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
さくらSakura3111
Recurring adjacent kanji sequences
久良8 analyzed forms久羅4 analyzed forms玖羅3 analyzed forms紅羅3 analyzed forms咲久3 analyzed forms佐久2 analyzed forms

Shown only when the same adjacent two-kanji sequence occurs in at least two analyzed source forms. Open a sequence in Kanji Pair Research for corpus co-occurrence context.

Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

30 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings30

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading49

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set11

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Sakura spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
咲blossom, bloom30272109さ, さきJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
良good, pleasing, skilled23023007じ, なが, まこと, よし +3Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4
桜cherry211442110さ, ろうJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
久long time, old story16001603きゅ, わ, なが, ひさ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 5
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome140140019—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
沙sand11100107—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
来come, due, next805307くり, くる, ごろ, さJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
紗gauze, gossamer7700010たえ, すずJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
楽music, comfort, ease6060013さ, た, やす, らJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
玖beautiful black jewel, nine600607たま, き, ひさJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
紅crimson, deep red610509くれ, もみJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 6
花flower606007わJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

さくら

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sakuraさくら · this page
Characters in order
さKanaくKanaらKana
Exact written form

サクラ

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Sakuraさくら
Characters in order
サKanaクKanaラKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 111. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Sakura spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

咲blossom, bloom30 of 111 analyzed forms良good, pleasing, skilled23 of 111 analyzed forms桜cherry21 of 111 analyzed forms久long time, old story16 of 111 analyzed forms羅gauze, thin silk, Rome14 of 111 analyzed forms沙sand11 of 111 analyzed forms来come, due, next8 of 111 analyzed forms紗gauze, gossamer7 of 111 analyzed forms楽music, comfort, ease6 of 111 analyzed forms玖beautiful black jewel, nine6 of 111 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Sakura

111 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading さくら. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

さくら

さくら · Sakura

Katakana サクラMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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サクラ

サクラ · Sakura

Katakana サクラMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

Character-set checkKana spelling
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桃

さくら · Sakura

Katakana サクラMorae 3Strokes 10
桃peach
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

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桜々

さくら · Sakura

Katakana サクラMorae 3Strokes —
桜cherry々No KANJIDIC2 record loaded
Character-set checkContains at least one kanji outside the loaded jōyō/jinmeiyō classification
Same writing, other recorded reading

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

Search this exact writingExact two-kanji context

Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 111 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 110 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Sakura forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
さくらさくらKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
サクラサクラKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
さく良さくら良 — good, pleasing7All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
さ久らさくら久 — long time, old story3All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐久羅さくら佐 — assistant, help · 久 — long time, old story · 羅 — gauze, thin silk29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐久良さくら佐 — assistant, help · 久 — long time, old story · 良 — good, pleasing17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
佐九良さくら佐 — assistant, help · 九 — nine · 良 — good, pleasing16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
作楽さくら作 — make, production · 楽 — music, comfort20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
作良さくら作 — make, production · 良 — good, pleasing14All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
作藍さくら作 — make, production · 藍 — indigo25All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
作裸さくら作 — make, production · 裸 — naked, nude20All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叉玖羅さくら叉 — fork in road, crotch · 玖 — beautiful black jewel, nine · 羅 — gauze, thin silk29All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叉紅羅さくら叉 — fork in road, crotch · 紅 — crimson, deep red · 羅 — gauze, thin silk31All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
叉鞍さくら叉 — fork in road, crotch · 鞍 — saddle18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲らさくら咲 — blossom, bloom9All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
咲久来さくら咲 — blossom, bloom · 久 — long time, old story · 来 — come, due19All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Sakura mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with さく

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

Given name · female · limited reference

Saku

33 recorded spellings

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Sakumi

26 recorded spellings

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Sakuko

25 recorded spellings

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Sakuya

25 recorded spellings

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Sakurako

22 recorded spellings

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Sakue

13 recorded spellings

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Sakunosuke

13 recorded spellings

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Sakuo

12 recorded spellings

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Sakutarō

11 recorded spellings

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Sakujirō

9 recorded spellings

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Sakuno

9 recorded spellings

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Sakuji

8 recorded spellings

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Where to go next from Sakura

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Exact reading

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Sa / さ

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咲 — blossom, bloom

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良 — good, pleasing

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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