雛桜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雛	桜
ひな Jinmeiyō	さくら > ざくら Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
雛櫻 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “doll cherry tree”, 雛(ひな) (hina, “doll”) + 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”). The sakura changes to zakura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çina̠za̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

雛(ひな)桜(ざくら) or 雛桜(ヒナザクラ) • (hinazakura) 

1. Primula nipponica

Usage notes

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