櫻

櫻

See also: 樱 and 桜

櫻 U+6AFB, 櫻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6AFB ← 櫺 [U+6AFA] CJK Unified Ideographs 櫼 → [U+6AFC]

Translingual

Traditional	櫻
Shinjitai	桜
Simplified	樱

Han character

櫻 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+17, 21 strokes, cangjie input 木月金女 (DBCV), four-corner 4694₄, composition ⿰木嬰)

References

• KangXi: page 562, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15888
• Dae Jaweon: page 950, character 40
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1321, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6AFB

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Chinese

trad.		櫻
simp.		樱
2nd round simp.		桜

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (賏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
瀴	*qreːŋs, *mqeːŋʔ, *qeːŋʔ
甖	*qreːŋ
鸚	*qreːŋ
櫻	*qreːŋ
嚶	*qreːŋ
罌	*qreːŋ
鸎	*qreːŋ
譻	*qreːŋ
賏	*qreŋs, *qeŋ
嬰	*qeŋ
瓔	*qeŋ
纓	*qeŋ
攖	*qeŋ
蘡	*qeŋ
癭	*qeŋʔ
廮	*qeŋʔ
巊	*qeːŋʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qreːŋ) : semantic 木 + phonetic 嬰 (OC *qeŋ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yīng (ying¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ

  (Chengdu, SP): ngen¹ / yin¹

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): jing¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yîn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yin¹

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): eng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): êng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ying
    • Wade–Giles: ying¹
    • Yale: yīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ing
    • Palladius: ин (in)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ngen¹ / yin¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ngen / in
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋən⁵⁵/, /in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹
    • Yale: yīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jen³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: in´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /in²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîn
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: eng
    • Tâi-lô: ing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: efng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: êng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: eng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /eŋ³³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 櫻
Mandarin	Beijing	/iŋ⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/iŋ⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/iŋ²¹/
	Jinan	/iŋ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/iŋ²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/iŋ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/iŋ²¹/
	Xining	/iə̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/iŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/ĩn³¹/
	Ürümqi	/iŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/in⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/ŋən⁵⁵/ /in⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/in⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/ĩ⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/in³¹/
	Hefei	/in²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/iəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/iŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/ĩŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/iŋ⁵³/
	Suzhou	/ã⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/ʔin³³/ /ʔɑŋ³³/
	Wenzhou	/j̠aŋ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/iʌ̃³¹/
	Tunxi	/iɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/in³³/
	Xiangtan	/in³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/in⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/in⁴⁴/
	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jeŋ⁵³/
	Nanning	/jeŋ⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/jiŋ⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/iŋ⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ɛiŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/aiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/eŋ³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/eŋ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʔˠɛŋ/

Rime
Character	櫻
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	耕 (117)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	烏莖切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠɛŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚæŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɐŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔəɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/ʔɛŋ/
Wang Li	/æŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔæŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ang1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qreːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	櫻
Reading #	1/1
No.	15329
Phonetic component	賏
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	甖
Old Chinese	/*qreːŋ/

Definitions

櫻

1. cherry (Classifier: 棵 m; 樖 c; 叢／丛 mn)

Compounds

山櫻桃／山樱桃 打櫻桃／打樱桃 櫻桃／樱桃 (yīngtáo) 櫻桃宴／樱桃宴

櫻桃小口／樱桃小口 櫻脣／樱唇 櫻花／樱花 (yīnghuā) 櫻草／樱草

櫻貝／樱贝 野櫻皮／野樱皮 金櫻子／金樱子 (jīngyīngzǐ)

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Japanese

Shinjitai	桜
Kyūjitai	櫻

Kanji

櫻

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 桜)

1. Kyūjitai form of 桜

Readings

• Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
• Kan-on: おう (ō)^{←あう (au, historical)}
• Kun: さくら (sakura, 櫻)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
櫻
さくら Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

See 桜.

Proper noun

櫻(さくら) • (Sakura)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 桜)

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 櫻 – see the following entry.

【桜さくら】5 [noun] a cherry tree, in Japanese contexts particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, yet not limited to it [noun] Short for 桜花 (sakurabana): a cherry blossom [noun] Short for 桜木 (sakuragi): cherry wood [noun] Short for 桜皮 (sakuragawa): cherry bark [noun] Short for 桜色 (sakura-iro): cherry blossom pink [noun] Short for 桜襲, 桜重 (sakura-gasane): a layered style of wearing kimono with one layer in the sakura-iro color [noun] Short for 桜肉 (sakura niku): horsemeat, from its pinkish color [noun] Short for 桜湯 (sakurayu): cherry blossom tea [noun] Synonym of 天保一分銀 (Tenpō ichibugin): a rectangular silver coin issued during the Tenpō era (1830-1844), so called for its cherry blossom pattern; worth one-quarter of a 両 (ryō) [noun] (card games) the suit of cherry blossoms in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of March [noun] (Kansai) a class of prostitute in the red-light district [noun] the middle of the dorsal fin of a fish [noun] (theater, historical) during the Edo Period, a special box or balcony seat for a hired applauder, someone requested to cheer on the performers [noun] (slang) a shill, capper, or come-on working for a store, auction, or even a swindle, who is paid to attract customers or marks [noun] (slang) an ear [noun] Short for 桜炭, 佐倉炭 (Sakura-zumi): a high-quality 炭 (sumi, “charcoal”) made in 佐倉 (Sakura) in Chiba Prefecture, using 桜 as ateji for 佐倉 [proper noun] a female given name [proper noun] a placename [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a piece of koto music, often entitled Sakura Sakura in English: [proper noun] a piece of music played at the start of 平曲 (Heikyoku, retelling of The Tale of the Heike with 琵琶 (biwa, “lute accompaniment”)) Alternative spelling サクラ 【桜おう】5 [affix] cherry tree [affix] cherry tree that bears edible fruit [affix] (US) Short for サクラメント／桜府 (Sakuramento, “Sacramento (a city in California, United States)”).

(This term, 櫻, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

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Korean

Hanja

櫻 • (aeng) (hangeul 앵, revised aeng, McCune–Reischauer aeng, Yale ayng)

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Okinawan

Noun

櫻 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 桜, hiragana さくら, rōmaji sakura)

1. Kyūjitai form of 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree”)

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Old Japanese

Etymology

From 咲く (saku, “to bloom, burst open”) +‎ 等 (-ra, nominalizing and pluralizing suffix).

Noun

櫻 (sakura) (kana さくら)

1. a cherry tree, especially the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata
   • 720, Nihon Shoki (poem 67)

     波那具波辭佐區羅能梅涅虛等梅涅麼波椰區波梅涅孺和我梅豆留古羅

     pana-gupasi sakura no₂ me₂de ko₂to₂ me₂deba payaku pa me₂dezu waga me₂duru ko₁ra

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 櫻麻の (sakurawo no₂, pillow word)
• 櫻田 (Sakurada)
• 櫻花 (sakurabana, “cherry blossom”)
• 櫻井 (Sakurawi)
• 山櫻 (yamazakura, “mountain cherry”)

 

Descendants

• Japanese: 桜 (sakura)

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Vietnamese

Han character

櫻: Hán Nôm readings: anh

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