桜（さくら）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: cherry blossom
Example sentences
- 春になると公園の桜がきれいに咲く。 — When spring comes, the cherry blossoms in the park bloom beautifully.
- 桜の下で友達とお弁当を食べた。 — I ate a boxed lunch with friends under the cherry blossoms.
Idioms & proverbs containing “桜”
- 花は桜木、人は武士 (はなはさくらぎ、ひとはぶし) — the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
- 桜切る馬鹿、梅切らぬ馬鹿 (さくらきるばか、うめきらぬばか) — only an idiot prunes cherry trees and only an idiot does not prune plum trees
- 桜花爛漫 (おうからんまん) — riot of cherry blossoms
- 桜咲く (さくらさく) — to pass an exam
- 桜散る (さくらちる) — to fail an exam
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “桜” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)