Sakura
[sɑːˈkʊərə]Meaning
from Japanese 桜 (sakura), meaning "cherry blossom"
Background Story
Sakura is a Japanese name taken from the word 桜, meaning "cherry blossom", and is often written in hiragana rather than kanji. It can also be formed from 咲 (saku), "blossom", and 良 (ra), "good, virtuous, respectable", among other kanji combinations. The word was borrowed into English and French as Sakura from the Japanese さくら.
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