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イヌザクラ

Meanings

1

noun

Prunus buergeriana; inu-zakura

usually written using kana alone

A species of flowering cherry native to East Asia. The name literally means 'dog cherry'.

イヌザクラは山さん地ちに自じ生せいする落らく葉よう高こう木ぼくです。
Prunus buergeriana is a deciduous tree that grows wild in mountainous areas.

Written forms

イヌザクラ
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; the kanji form 犬桜 is rare.
犬いぬ桜ざくら
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

犬dog
桜cherry

Etymology

Compound of 犬 (inu, 'dog') and 桜 (sakura, 'cherry'), likely because its fruit is inedible or inferior compared to edible cherries, similar to other 'dog' plant names.