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枝垂れ桜 (しだれざくら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

枝し垂だれ桜ざくら

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Meanings

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noun

weeping cherry; shidare cherry

A variety of cherry tree with drooping branches, known for its cascading blossoms. Often planted in gardens and parks.

公こう園えんの枝し垂だれ桜ざくらが満まん開かいです。
The weeping cherry trees in the park are in full bloom.
しだれ桜ざくらの下したで花はな見みをしました。
We had a cherry-blossom viewing party under the weeping cherry tree.

Written forms

枝し垂だれ桜ざくらUsage19%
Standard kanji spelling; clearly shows the weeping branches.
しだれ桜ざくらUsage35%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.
シダレザクラUsage27%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling often used in botanical contexts or for emphasis.
枝し垂だれ桜ざくらUsage18%
Variant without okurigana; less common but still seen.
垂しだれ桜ざくら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners may encounter it in older texts.

Kanji

桜cherry
枝bough, branch, twig
垂droop, suspend, hang

Similar words

桜さくら
General term for cherry tree or cherry blossoms; 枝垂れ桜 specifically refers to the weeping variety.
ソメイヨシノ
The most common cherry tree variety in Japan, with upright branches, unlike the drooping branches of 枝垂れ桜.

Etymology

Compound of 枝垂れ (shidare, 'weeping, drooping') + 桜 (sakura, 'cherry tree'). The rendaku voicing of さくら to ざくら is regular in compounds.