Category: CulturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

/sakura/Roman

English meaning: Cherry Blossom

Japanese Definition

(日本語)

桜は日本の国花であり、春の訪れを告げる象徴的な花である。花の下で宴を楽しむ「花見」は日本の伝統行事として広く親しまれている。桜の短命な美しさは、日本の美意識「もののあわれ」を体現する。

English Definition

The flowering cherry tree (sakura) is Japan's national flower and one of the most iconic symbols of Japanese culture. Hanami (flower-viewing) picnics under cherry blossoms are a celebrated spring tradition. Sakura represents the transient beauty of life (mono no aware) in Japanese philosophy.

Example

桜は日本の国花で、春の象徴です。

In English: Sakura is Japan's national flower and a symbol of spring.

Synonyms

  • 春の花

Literary Heritage

物のあはれを知るこそ、文の心なれ

/Mono no aware wo shiru koso, fumi no kokoro nare/

To know the pathos of things is indeed the heart of literature.

Murasaki Shikibu · Novelist and Lady-in-Waiting · 11th century CE

Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)

Genji Monogatari, Chapter on Hotaru (Fireflies), 11th century CE

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