Sakurajima
noun
Sakurajima is spelled S-A-K-U-R-A-J-I-M-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sakurajima means “Its eponymous giant white radish (“桜島大根”), cultivated nearby since at least the 18th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sakurajima is Sakurajimas.
How many letters and syllables are in Sakurajima?
| Letters | 10: S-A-K-U-R-A-J-I-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Sakurajima?
Sakurajima appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Sakurajima
- Sakurajimas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sakurajima mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Its eponymous giant white radish (“桜島大根”), cultivated nearby since at least the 18th century.
- 2
Its eponymous citrus fruit (“桜島小みかん”), an orange cultivated nearby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Sakurajima come from?
From Japanese 桜島 (sakurajima, “Cherry Island”), from 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree, cherry blossom”) + 島 (shima, “island”). From its appearance like a cherry tree in bloom, when from a volcanic eruption, hot rock rains down onto the slopes, lighting up the island volcano.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).