雛桜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雛 桜
ひな
Jinmeiyō 		さくら > ざくら
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
雛櫻 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “doll cherry tree”, 雛(ひな) (hina, “doll”) + 桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”). The sakura changes to zakura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çina̠za̠kɯ̟ɾa̠]

Noun

雛(ひな)桜(ざくら) or 雛桜(ヒナザクラ) • (hinazakura) 

  1. Primula nipponica

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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