Sakura (name)
Sakura |
Pronunciation |
[saku͍ɽa] |
Gender |
Female |
Origin |
Word/Name |
Japanese |
Meaning |
Depending on the kanji used |
Region of origin |
Japanese |
Other names |
Related names |
Sakurako |
Sakura (さくら, サクラ) is a common Japanese feminine given name which can also be used as a surname.
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
People
Given name
- Sakura Tsukuba (さくら), a Japanese manga artist
- Sakura Sakurada (さくら, born 1982), Japanese adult video actress
- Sakura Sena (さくら, born 1975), Japanese adult video actress
- Sakura Tange (桜, born 1973), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Sakura Nogawa (さくら, born 1978), Japanese voice actress
- Sakura (singer) (サクラ), a Japanese singer
Surname
- Momoko Sakura (さくら, born 1965), Japanese manga artist and the main character depicted in her own manga Chibi Maruko-chan
Stage name
Characters
Given name
- Sakura Kinomoto (桜), main heroine of manga and anime Cardcaptor Sakura (In the English anime adaptation, Cardcaptors, her name is Sakura Avalon)
- Sakura Haruno (サクラ), a major character in the manga and anime Naruto
- Sakura Kakei (朔羅), a character from the manga Get Backers
- Sakura Kasugano (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 series Urusei Yatsura
- Sakura Matō (桜), a main character in Fate/Stay Night
- Sakura Ogawa (さくら), a character from Battle Royale
- Sakura Mizrahi, a minor character from the video game Xenosaga
- Sakura Shinguji (さくら), a character from the Sega Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen) video games, anime and manga
- Sakura Yae (桜), a character from Really? Really!
- Sakura Akamatsu (紗孔羅), a character from the Betterman anime
- Sakura Yoshino (さくら), a major character from the D.C.: Da Capo video games and anime
- Sakura Kusakabe (桜), main character of the Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan anime
- Sakura Nishihori (さくら), main character from the 2006 tokusatsu television series, GoGo Sentai Boukenger
- 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), characters in the Pokémon anime
- Sakura Haruno (桜), a main character in Wandaba Style
- Sakura Sakurakouji, 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 (咲良), a character from the anime Fafner in the Azure
- Sakura Mamiya (桜), a main character from the manga Rin-ne
- Sakura Rokujo, a main character from the anime and manga series Tokko
Surname
See also