山桜
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See also: 山櫻
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 桜 |
| やま Grade: 1 |
さくら > ざくら Grade: 5 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 山櫻 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree, Prunus serrulata”).
The sakura changes to zakura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
山桜 or 山桜 • (yamazakura)
- (literal) a cherry tree blooming on a mountain; a wild cherry tree
- c. 1226, Kin'yō Wakashū (book 9, poem 521; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 66)
- もろともに哀れと思へ山桜花よりほかに知る人もなし
- morotomo ni aware to omoe yamazakura hana yori hoka ni shiru hito mo nashi
- (please add an English translation of this example)
- もろともに哀れと思へ山桜花よりほかに知る人もなし
- c. 1226, Kin'yō Wakashū (book 9, poem 521; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 66)
- Prunus jamasakura or Cerasus jamasakura, a species of cherry tree
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
Derived terms
Proper noun
山桜 • (Yamazakura)