JLPT N3 · Noun

桜 (sakura)

桜 (さくら, sakura) is a Japanese noun meaning “cherry tree; cherry blossom”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
さくら
Romaji
sakura
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura · noun
  2. light pink · noun · abbreviation
  3. fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler · noun · usually written in kana · usu. サクラ; also written as 偽客
  4. hired applauder · noun · usually written in kana
  5. horse meat · noun · usu. in compounds

Example sentences

満開をチョイ過ぎた感はありましたが、それでも、美しい桜を満喫してきました。
They seem a little past their peak, but even so we enjoyed the beautiful cherry blossoms.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 桜

Source: JMdict entry 1593710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.