桜井

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桜 井
さくら
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Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻井 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さくらい [sàkúꜜràì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠i]

Proper noun

桜(さくら)井(い) • (Sakurai) ←さくらゐ (Sakurawi)?

  1. Sakurai (a city and neighborhood of Nara Prefecture, Japan)
  2. Sakurai (neighborhoods in Japan):
    1. a neighborhood of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture
    2. a neighborhood of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture
    3. The neighborhoods of Minoo and Shimamoto, Osaka Prefecture
    4. a neighborhood of Yōrō, Gifu Prefecture
    5. The neighborhoods of Kisarazu and Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture
    6. a neighborhood of Saku, Nagano Prefecture
    7. a neighborhood of Shima, Fukuoka Prefecture
  3. a surname

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 櫻井 / 樱井 (Yīngjǐng)
  • → English: Sakurai
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