ウワミズザクラ

also: うわみぞざくら

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Meanings

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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.

公こう園えん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.

Kanji

上above, up
溝gutter, ditch, sewer
桜cherry
不negative, non-, bad
見see, hopes, chances
宇eaves, roof, house
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
水water

Related 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.

Word family

エゾノウワミズザクラ
bird cherry; Prunus padus

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.

Etymology

The name is traditionally written 上溝桜. 上溝 is associated with the ancient practice of cutting grooves into the upper surface of its wood for divination, while 桜 identifies it as a cherry relative.

うわみぞざくら