桜桃

桜桃

Japanese

桜桃 (ōtō, sakuranbō): Japanese cultivated cherries.

Kanji in this term
桜	桃
おう Grade: 5	とう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology 1

/autau/ → /ɔːtɔː/ → /oːtoː/

From Middle Chinese 櫻桃 (MC ʔˠɛŋ dɑu, literally “cherry; cherry tree + peach; peach-shaped fruit”). The kan'on reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) おーとー [òótóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [o̞ːto̞ː]

Noun

桜桃 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 櫻桃, hiragana おうとう, rōmaji ōtō, historical hiragana あうたう)

1. the western cherry tree, also known as the wild cherry, Prunus avium
2. the fruit of the western cherry tree
3. the Chinese cherry tree, Prunus pseudocerasus
4. the fruit of the Chinese cherry tree
5. the Nanking cherry tree, also known as the downy cherry, Prunus tomentosa
6. the fruit of the Nanking cherry tree
7. (figuratively) a beautiful woman
8. (figuratively) the lips of a beautiful woman

Synonyms

• (western cherry tree: wild cherry): 西 (せい)洋 (よう)美 (み)桜 (ざくら) (seiyō mizakura)
• (Chinese cherry tree): 支 (し)那 (な)美 (み)桜 (ざくら) (shina mizakura)
• (Nanking cherry tree: downy cherry): 英 (ゆすら)桃 (うめ) (yusura ume)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
桜	桃
さくら Grade: 5	Grade: S
kun’yomi	Irregular

Noun

桜桃 (hiragana さくらんぼう, rōmaji sakuranbō, alternative reading さくらんぼ, katakana サクランボ, rōmaji sakuranbo)

1. Alternative spelling of 桜ん坊 (sakuranbō, “cherry”).[2]

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan