# Sakurai

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #46,158

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 桜井 (Sakurai).

## Easily confused with
- **samurai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakurai-vs-samurai)
- **sakura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-sakurai)

## Common misspellings (9)
`askurai`, `sakkurai`, `sakruai`, `sakuari`, `sakuria`, `sakurrai`, `saukrai`, `skaurai`, `ssakurai`

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