ウワミズザクラ

also: うわみぞざくら

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Meanings

1

noun

Japanese bird cherry; Gray's bird cherry

usually written using kana alone

A deciduous tree native to Japan, Prunus grayana. The name is usually written in kana.

ウワミズザクラは春はるに白しろい花はなを咲さかせる。
The Japanese bird cherry blooms with white flowers in spring.
公こう園

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に

ウワミズ

ザクラ

が

植う

え

られ

て

いる

。

Japanese bird cherries are planted in the park.

Written forms

ウワミズザクラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for plant names and matches usual-kana usage.
上溝桜
- うわみずざくら
- うわみぞざくら
  Kanji form with the reading うわみぞざくら. Rarely used; the plant is usually written in kana.
上不見桜うわみずざくら
Alternate kanji form, very rare.
宇う和わ水みず桜ざくら
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage. Included for search coverage only.
うわみぞざくら

Kanji

上above, up
溝gutter, ditch, sewer
桜cherry
不

Similar words

桜さくら
Refers to cherry blossoms in general, especially the ornamental Somei Yoshino. ウワミズザクラ is a specific wild species with elongated flower clusters, not the typical sakura.

Etymology

The name likely derives from 上溝 (uwamizo, 'upper ditch') + 桜 (sakura, 'cherry'), possibly referring to its habitat, but the exact origin is uncertain.

negative, non-, bad

見see, hopes, chances

宇eaves, roof, house

和harmony, Japanese style, peace

水water