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

cherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura · noun
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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.

Tatoeba #75700

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

Kanji in 桜

桜

cherryオウ・ヨウ・さくら · 10 strokes

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