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sakura

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English meaning

  • cherry noun A small, round stone fruit, usually deep red, that grows on a tree of the genus Prunus.
  • sakura noun The Japanese cherry tree, or its blossom.

Senses

桜 is used for these senses in English:

  • cherry The wood of a cherry tree.
  • 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.
  • cherry tree A tree of the subgenus Prunus subg. Cerasus, the members of which are valued agriculturally for their fruit, the cherry, and the wood of the tree, cherrywood, used in woodworking.
  • sakura cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)
  • sakura (hanafuda) a card game from Hawaii played with Japanese hanafuda playing cards

cherry — full definition

  1. noun A small, round stone fruit, usually deep red, that grows on a tree of the genus Prunus.
  2. adj Bright red, the colour of a ripe cherry.
  3. noun Informal: virginity, or someone's first experience of something.

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