Sakura (name)

Sakura (さくら・サクラ; Japanese pronunciation: [saꜜ.kɯ.ɾa]^[1][a]) is commonly found as a feminine Japanese given name, also being occasionally given to boys. Sakura is also found as a surname.

Sakura

Cherry blossom in Japan, 2013, the origin of the name Sakura.
Pronunciation	[saꜜ.kɯ.ɾa]
Gender	Gender neutral
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

Spellings

Sakura can be spelt in kanji in multiple ways: 桜, 櫻, 咲良, 佐倉, 沙倉, 佐久良. Apart from the first two, the rest are phonetic or phonosemantic spellings, based on the vowels and consonants of the name. As a surname, the spellings 佐倉 and 佐久良 have been used. 佐倉 is also a placename.

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 Hagiwara (萩原 さくら), a main character of the manga series Wanna Be the Strongest in the World!
• 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 Konotori Dr. Storks Netflix series main character
• 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 Ogami (大神 さくら), a character in the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• 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
• Sakura, Youngest Princess in the game Fire Emblem Fates

Surname

• Chiyo Sakura (佐倉 千代), the viewpoint character in the series Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
• Hane Sakura, main character in Bakuon!!
• Haruka Sakura (桜 遥), a character in the manga series Wind Breaker
• 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
• Uta Sakura, protagonist of You and Idol Pretty Cure
• Futaba Sakura and her adopted father Sojiro Sakura from Persona 5

See also

• Sakura (disambiguation)

Notes

1. The placename and personal name Sakura is pronounced with an accent, unlike the common noun sakura (桜; [sa.kɯ.ɾa]) from which it derives.