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山桜

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See also: 山櫻

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
さくら > ざくら
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
山櫻 (kyūjitai)
 ヤマザクラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (やま) (yama, mountain) + (サクラ) (sakura, cherry tree, Prunus serrulata).

The sakura changes to zakura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(やま)(ざくら) or 山桜(ヤマザクラ) (yamazakura

  1. (literal) a cherry tree blooming on a mountain; a wild cherry tree
    • c. 1226, Kin'yō Wakashū (book 9, poem 521; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 66)
      もろともに(あは)れと(おも)(やま)(ざくら)(はな)よりほかに()(ひと)もなし
      morotomo ni aware to omoe yamazakura hana yori hoka ni shiru hito mo nashi
      (please add an English translation of this example)
  2. Prunus jamasakura or Cerasus jamasakura, a species of cherry tree

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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(やま)(ざくら) (Yamazakura

  1. a place name

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN