Sakura
桜
A girl name with 3 common kanji spellings. The most typical, 桜, combines cherry blossom.
- Hiragana
- さくら
- Katakana
- サクラ
- Romaji (Hepburn)
- Sakura
- Morae
- 3 さくら
- Gender
- Girl
Kanji spellings
The same name can be written with different characters. Parents choose the kanji for its meaning.
桜
- 桜cherry blossom
咲良
- 咲bloom
- 良good
咲楽
- 咲bloom
- 楽music, comfort, joy
Nicknames
How friends and family might shorten Sakura. See the guide to -chan and -kun.
- さくちゃんsaku-chan
- さくらちゃんsakura-chan
- さーちゃんsa-chan
As a full name
In Japanese the surname comes first.