Sakura (name)

Sakura (さくら, サクラ) is a common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.

Sakura
Pronunciation[sakɯɾa]
GenderFemale
Language(s)Japanese
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDepending on the kanji used
Region of originJapan
Other names
Related namesSakurako, Sakurazawa, Sakurano, Sakurana

Possible writings

Sakura can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

as a given name

The given name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

as a surname
  • 佐倉、桜、沙倉

People

Given name
  • Sakura Akaho (赤穂 さくら, born 1996), Japanese women's basketball player
  • 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 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), a 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), a Japanese manga artist
  • Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良, born 1998), a Japanese idol and currently a member of J-pop girl group HKT48 and K-pop girl group IZ*ONE

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

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

Fictional characters

Given name
  • Sakura Kiyashiki (春野 サクラ), a character of the manga and anime series Assassination Classroom
  • Sakura Haruno (春野 サクラ), the heroine of the manga and anime series Naruto
  • 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 Minamoto, a character from the MAPPA idol anime series Zombie Land Saga
  • Princess Sakura (サクラ), alternate self of Sakura Kinomoto in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
  • Sakura Kakei (筧 朔羅), a character from the manga Get Backers
  • Sakura Kasugano (春日野 さくら), a character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games
  • Sakura (Urusei Yatsura) (サクラ), a character from the manga and anime franchise Urusei Yatsura
  • Sakura Matō (間桐 桜), a main character in the adult visual novel Fate/Stay Night
  • Sakura Ogawa (小川さくら), a character from the novel, manga, and film Battle Royale
  • Sakura Mizrahi, a minor character from the video game Xenosaga
  • Sakura Shinguji (真宮寺 さくら), a character from the Sakura Wars video games, anime and manga
  • Sakura Amamiya, a character from the upcoming game Project Sakura Wars
  • Sakura Yae (八重 桜), a character from the manga and game Really? Really!
  • Sakura Akamatsu (紗孔羅), a character from the Betterman anime series
  • Sakura Yoshino (芳乃さくら), a major character from the D.C.: Da Capo games and anime
  • Sakura Kusakabe (草壁桜), main character of the Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan anime
  • Sakura Nishihori (西堀 さくら), main character from the 2006 tokusatsu television series, GoGo Sentai Boukenger
  • Sakura (花忍者サクラ), is an antagonist from the 1994 tokusatsu television series, Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
  • Sakura (桜), a minor character from the novel and anime Kino's Journey
  • 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
  • Sakura, one of the kimono sisters in Ecruteak City in the anime series Pokemon (series)
  • Sakura Haruno (春野 桜), a main character in Wandaba Style
  • Sakura Sakurakouji (桜小路 桜), the main character in the manga series Code: Breaker
  • Sakura Momomiya (さくら), the main character's Mother in Tokyo Mew Mew
  • Sakura Kaname (要 咲良), a character from the anime Fafner in the Azure
  • Sakura Ichitaro, a yaoi uke male character from the anime Lesson XX
  • Sakura Mamiya (真宮　桜), a main character from the manga Rin-ne
  • Sakura Rokujo, a main character from the anime and manga series Tokko
  • Sakura Kitaōji (北大路 さくら) - a character in anime series Aikatsu!
  • Sakura Ogami (大神 さくら), a character from the game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
  • Sakura Glory, the main character's mother in Rave Master
  • Sakura Mizukami, one of the main characters in the manga and anime D-frag!
  • Sakura Kashima, a character from the Rewrite visual novel game.
  • Sakura, a character from the manga comic Virtual Hero by El Rubius
  • Sakura, a character from the video game Fire Emblem Fates

Surname
  • Mikan Sakura (佐倉 蜜柑), main character of the anime Alice Academy
  • Chiyo Sakura (佐倉 千代), the viewpoint character in the series Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
  • Minty Sakura, one of the minor characters in the 2012 Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph
  • Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ), main character's real name in the shōjo manga series Chibi Maruko-chan
  • Nene Sakura (桜 ねね), a character from the anime/manga New Game!
  • Kaede Sakura (沙倉 楓), one of the main characters in the anime/manga Kämpfer
  • Kyoko Sakura (佐倉 杏子), a major character from the anime/manga "Puella Magi Madoka Magica"
  • Meifon Sakura, a character from Valkyrie Drive- Mermaid
  • Futaba Sakura, one of the main characters from Persona 5.
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See also

The dictionary definition of Sakura at Wiktionary

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