桜島

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桜 島
さくら
Grade: 5 		しま > じま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻島 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

桜 (さくら, sakura, “cherry tree, cherry blossom”) +‎ 島 (-じま, -jima, “island”). From the glowing rocks expelled by the volcano that look like cherry blossoms on the island mountain.

Proper noun

桜(さくら)島(じま) • (Sakurajima) 

  1. Sakurajima (a major volcano and surrounding area in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, near Kagoshima)

Derived terms

  • 桜島大根(さくらじまだいこん) (Sakurajima daikon)
  • 桜島町(さくらじまちょう) (Sakurajima chō)
  • 桜島小蜜柑(さくらじまこみかん) (Sakurajima ko Mikan)
  • 桜島小(さくらじまこ)みかん (Sakurajima ko mikan)

Descendants

  • English: Sakurajima

Further reading

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