高嶺桜

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
タカ
Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō
サクラ > ザクラ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
高嶺櫻 (kyūjitai)
Japanese alpine cherry tree in bloom
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Etymology

From 高嶺(タカネ) (takane, high mountain) + (ザクラ) (zakura, cherry tree). The sakura changes to zakura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(タカ)()(ザクラ) (takanezakura

  1. the Japanese alpine cherry tree, Prunus nipponica

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as タカネザクラ.