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さくら — meaning in English

sakura

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English meaning

  • sakura noun The Japanese cherry tree, or its blossom.
  • shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

さくら is used for these senses in English:

  • cherry blossom The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata).
  • cherry blossom (heraldiccharge) A stylized depiction of the blossom of the cherry tree, as used in Japanese mon.
  • sakura cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)
  • sakura (hanafuda) a card game from Hawaii played with Japanese hanafuda playing cards
  • shill A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.

shill — full definition

  1. noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.
  2. noun An accomplice who bids up prices at an auction or lures players into a gambling game.
  3. verb To promote something in exchange for payment, especially dishonestly.

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