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桜

Sakura Japanese Name

さくら · サクラ

JMnedict attests 桜 read さくら as a female given name. It also appears at no. 45 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ top 100 sample, supporting current use without implying a nationwide frequency.

Meaning overview

These interpretations belong to this reviewed name record. Variant-specific explanations appear separately below.

  • 桜 has the dictionary gloss “cherry”; on this page that is a literal character gloss, not a fixed translation of the person’s name.
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Name facts

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Hiragana
さくら
Katakana
サクラ
Pronunciation
sah-koo-rah
Gender association
Feminine
Usage status
Common
Origin
Japanese given name; this record covers 桜 read さくら.
Mora count
3
Record status
Reviewed
Last reviewed
July 25, 2026

Naturalness note

JMnedict attests 桜 read さくら as a female given name. It also appears at no. 45 in Tamahiyo’s 2025 girls’ top 100 sample, supporting current use without implying a nationwide frequency.

Kanji variants

Each spelling is documented separately so its gloss and usage note are not mixed with another variant.

桜

さくら

high confidence

Documented interpretation

  • cherry

Usage note

JMnedict records 桜 read さくら as a female given name; the same spelling and reading ranked 45th in the 2025 Tamahiyo girls' sample.

Sources: 1, 2, 3

Editorial notes

Cultural context

  • Japanese given names may have several written forms. This record is limited to 桜 read さくら.

Pronunciation notes

  • The English guide is an approximation and does not encode Japanese pitch accent.

Common misunderstandings

  • The character gloss “cherry” is not proof of a particular bearer’s intended name meaning.

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Sources and evidence limits

Sources support specific fields, not every possible claim about the name. Their limitations remain visible here.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Hiragana, Romaji, Genders, Kanji Variants 0 reading, Is Real Name, Origin

    The exact 桜 [さくら] headword was checked in the current JMnedict/ENAMDICT view.

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Kanji Variants 0 meanings, Meanings, Themes

    Only the individual character gloss is used.

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not prove a parent's intended meaning.

  3. 2025年 女の子赤ちゃんの名前ランキング100

    Benesse Corporation (たまひよ) · JA · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Fields supported on this page

    Usage Status, Genders, Naturalness Note

    The exact spelling 桜 with reading さくら appears at no. 45 in the stated 2025 girls’ sample.

    Source limitation

    The ranking covers names submitted through Benesse products and services for births from January 1 to September 15, 2025; it is not a census of all births in Japan.