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豆桜

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
マメ
Grade: 3
サクラ > ザクラ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
豆櫻 (kyūjitai)
Fuji cherry tree in bloom
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Etymology

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From (マメ) (mame, soybean) + (ザクラ) (zakura, cherry tree). The sakura changes to zakura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) メザクラ [màmézáꜜkùrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠me̞za̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

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(マメ)(ザクラ) (mamezakura

  1. the Fuji cherry tree, Prunus incisa

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), as マメザクラ.