Sakurajima

See also: sakurajima, Sakura-jima, and Sakura-Jima

English

Etymology

From Japanese 桜島 (sakurajima, “Cherry Island”), from 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree, cherry blossom”) + 島 (shima, “island”). From its appearance like a cherry tree in bloom, when from a volcanic eruption, hot rock rains down onto the slopes, lighting up the island volcano.

Proper noun

Sakurajima

1. (placename) A volcano in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, one of the IAVCEI's 17 Decade Volcanoes.
2. (placename) A former island and peninsula in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. The volcano's surrounding area, an island prior to the 1914 explosion and now a peninsula.
3. (placename) A neighbourhood and former town in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
4. (placename) An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System

Synonyms

island, peninsula

• Sakura-jima
• Sakura-Jima
• Sakurajima Island
• Sakurajima Peninsula

 

volcano

• Sakura-jima
• Sakura-Jima
• Sakurajima Mountain
• Sakurajima Volcano

 

asteroid

• 10516
• 10516 (1989 VQ)
• (10516) 1989 VQ
• 10516 (1989 VQ) Sakurajima
• (10516) Sakurajima
• 10516 Sakurajima
• 1989 VQ
• (1989 VQ) Sakurajima
• 1989 VQ (Sakurajima)

 

Translations

island volcano

• Japanese: 桜島
• Marathi: साकुराजिमा m (sākurājimā)

town, neighbourhood

• Japanese: 桜島町
• Marathi: साकुराजिमा n (sākurājimā)

Noun

Sakurajima (plural Sakurajimas)

1. (Japanese cuisine) Its eponymous giant white radish (“桜島大根”), cultivated nearby since at least the 18th century.
2. (Japanese cuisine) Its eponymous citrus fruit (“桜島小みかん”), an orange cultivated nearby.

Synonyms

daikon radish

• sakurajima
• Sakurajima daikon
• Sakurajima radish

 

komikan orange

• sakurajima
• Sakurajima komikan
• Sakurajima orange

 

Translations

Sakurajima daikon radish

• Japanese: 桜島大根

Sakurajima komikan orange

• Japanese: 桜島小みかん