Sakura (name)

Sakura (さくら, サクラ) is a common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.

Sakura

Cherry blossom in Japan, 2013. One meaning of the name Sakura is cherry blossom.
Pronunciation	[sakɯɾa]
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Depending on the kanji used
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Sakurako, Sakurazawa, Sakurano, Sakurana

Possible writings

Sakura can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

as a given name

• 桜, "cherry blossom" (morphologically derived from 櫻)
• 櫻, "cherry blossom"
• 咲良, "bloom, good"

The given name can also be written in hiragana (さくら) or katakana (サクラ).

as a surname

• 佐倉、桜、沙倉

People

Given name

• Sakura Akaho (赤穂 さくら, born 1996), Japanese women's basketball player
• Sakura Ando (安藤 サクラ, born 1986), Japanese actress
• Sakura Fujiwara (藤原 さくら, born 1995), Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
• Sakura Ishimoto (石本 さくら, born 1999), Japanese shogi player
• Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良, born 1998), Japanese singer and member of South Korean girl group Le Sserafim and former member of groups: AKB48, HKT48, and Iz*One
• Sakura Mori (森 さくら, born 1996), Japanese table tennis player
• Sakura Nogawa (野川 さくら, born 1978), Japanese voice actress
• Sakura Oda (小田 さくら, born 1999), Japanese singer and member of the J-pop girl group Morning Musume
• Sakura Tange (丹下 桜, born 1973), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Sakura Tsukagoshi (塚越 さくら, born 1991), Japanese cyclist
• Sakura Tsukuba (筑波 さくら), Japanese manga artist
• Sakura Yosozumi (四十住 さくら), Japanese skateboarder

Surname

• Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, 1965–2018), Japanese manga artist and the main character depicted in her own manga Chibi Maruko-chan
• Emi Sakura (さくら えみ, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ayane Sakura (佐倉 綾音 born 1994), Japanese voice actress
• Nichole Sakura (born 1989), American actress and model

Stage name

• Sakura (musician) (real name Yasunori Sakurazawa 櫻澤 泰徳, born 1969), Japanese musician and former drummer of the rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel
• Sakura Candle (born 1979), Japanese professional wrestler
• Rock M. Sakura, American drag queen

Fictional characters

Given name

• Sakura (さくら), the younger sister of Tora-san in the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo
• Sakura (Daisy), a character in the Pokémon anime series
• Princess Sakura (サクラ), alternate self of Sakura Kinomoto in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
• Sakura (Urusei Yatsura) (サクラ), a character from the manga and anime franchise Urusei Yatsura
• Sakura Akamatsu (紗孔羅), a character from the Betterman anime series
• Sakura Amamiya, a character from the game Project Sakura Wars
• Sakura Haruno (春野 サクラ), a heroine of the manga and anime series Naruto
• Sakura Haruno (春野 桜), a main character in Wandaba Style
• Sakura Kakei (筧 朔羅), a character from the manga Get Backers
• Sakura Kaname (要 咲良), a character from the anime Fafner in the Azure
• Sakura Kasugano (春日野 さくら), a character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games
• Sakura Kinomoto (木之本 さくら), the main heroine of the manga and anime series Cardcaptor Sakura. In the English dub of the original anime titled Cardcaptors, her name is Sakura Avalon.
• Sakura Kitaōji (北大路 さくら), a character in anime series Aikatsu!
• Sakura Kiyashiki (春野 サクラ), a character of the manga and anime series Assassination Classroom
• Sakura Kono (河野 桜), a character from the manga and anime Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (Horimiya)
• Sakura Kusakabe (草壁桜), main character of the Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan anime
• Sakura Mamiya (真宮 桜), a main character from the manga Rin-ne
• Sakura Matō (間桐 桜), a main character in the adult visual novel Fate/Stay Night
• Sakura Minamoto, a character from the MAPPA idol anime series Zombie Land Saga
• Sakura Nishihori (西堀 さくら), main character from the 2006 tokusatsu television series, GoGo Sentai Boukenger
• Sakura Ogawa (小川さくら), a character from the novel, manga, and film Battle Royale
• Sakura Rokujo, a main character from the anime and manga series Tokko
• Sakura Sakurakouji (桜小路 桜), the main character in the manga series Code: Breaker
• Sakura Shimano (しまの さくら), Shimajirou’s mother in the anime series Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou
• Sakura Shinguji (真宮寺 さくら), a character from the Sakura Wars video games, anime and manga
• Sakura Yae (八重 桜), a character from the manga and game Really? Really!
• Sakura Yamauchi (山内桜良, Yamauchi Sakura), a character of the novel, manga and anime series I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
• Sakura Yoshino (芳乃さくら), a major character from the D.C.: Da Capo games and anime

Surname

• Chiyo Sakura (佐倉 千代), the viewpoint character in the series Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
• Kyoko Sakura, (佐倉 杏子), a main character in the series Puella Magi Madoka Magica
• Mikan Sakura (佐倉 蜜柑), main character of the anime Alice Academy
• Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ), main character's real name in the shōjo manga series Chibi Maruko-chan
• Hane Sakura, main character in Bakuon!!

See also

• Sakura (disambiguation)

External links

The dictionary definition of Sakura at Wiktionary