sakura
/ˈsækʊɹə/noun
sakura is spelled S-A-K-U-R-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Sakura, the name). As a noun, sakura means “cherry tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sakura is sakuras.
How many letters and syllables are in sakura?
| Letters | 6: S-A-K-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sakura?
Sakura appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Sakura, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sakura?
- /ˈsækʊɹə/
- /ˈsɑːkʊɹə/
- /səˈkʊəɹə/
Sakura has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sakura.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sakura
- sakuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sakura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
cherry tree
- 2
cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)
- 3
a card game from Hawaii played with Japanese hanafuda playing cards
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sakura in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | sakura |
| Spanish | sakura |
| German | Kirschblüte, Sakura |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sakura come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).