桜花

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Kanji in this term
桜	花

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桜花

Etymology 1

From Sinitic 櫻花.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [o̞ːka̠]

Noun

桜花 (hiragana おうか, romaji ōka, historical hiragana あうくゎ)

1. a cherry blossom

Derived terms

• 桜花爛漫 (おうからんまん, ōka ranman): cherry blossoms in full bloom

Etymology 2

From Old Japanese. Compound of 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree”) +‎ 花 (hana, “blossom, flower”). The hana changes to bana due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [sa̠ku͍ɽa̠ba̠na̠]

Noun

桜花 (hiragana さくらばな, romaji sakurabana)

1. a cherry blossom