# sakura

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsækʊɹə/ · frequency rank #19,447

## Definitions
1. cherry tree
2. cherry blossom (blossom of the Japanese cherry tree)
3. a card game from Hawaii played with Japanese hanafuda playing cards

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”).

## Easily confused with
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-sara)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-sura)
- **sauna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-sauna)
- **Sandra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-sandra)
- **Saturn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-saturn)
- **Shakur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-shakur)
- **samara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-samara)
- **samurai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-samurai)
- **Sakurai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-sakurai)
- **Sahara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sahara-vs-sakura)

## Common misspellings (8)
`askura`, `sakkura`, `sakrua`, `sakuar`, `sakurra`, `saukra`, `skaura`, `ssakura`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sakura