Sakura (name)

Sakura (さくら・サクラ, saꜜ.kɯ.ɾa^[1][a]) is commonly found as a feminine Japanese given name, also being occasionally given to males. Sakura is also found as a surname.

Spellings

Sakura can be spelt in kanji in multiple ways: 桜, 櫻, 咲良, 佐倉, 沙倉, 佐久良。 Apart from the first two, the rest are phonetic or phonosemantic spellings, based on the vowels and consonants of the name. As a surname, the spellings 佐倉 and 佐久良 have been used. 佐倉 is also a placename.

People

Given name

• Sakura Akaho (赤穂 さくら, born 1996), Japanese women's basketball player
• Sakura Ando (安藤 サクラ, born 1986), Japanese actress
• Sakura Andō (singer) (安藤 咲桜, born 2001), Japanese singer and television personality
• Sakura Asagi (あさぎ 桜, born 1972), Japanese animator, illustrator, and manga artist
• Sakura Endō (遠藤 さくら, born 2001), Japanese singer, actress, and fashion model
• Sakura Fujiwara (藤原 さくら, born 1995), Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
• Sakura Hauge (サクラ ハウゲ, born 1987), Norwegian-born Japanese handball goalkeeper
• Sakura Hayakawa (早川 さくら, born 1997), Japanese former individual rhythmic gymnast
• Sakura Hirota (広田 さくら, born 1997), Japanese politician and semi-retired professional wrestler
• Sakura Hosogi (細木 咲良, born 2000), Japanese tennis player
• Sakura Ishimoto (石本 さくら, born 1999), Japanese shogi player
• Sakura Ishiyama (石山 咲良, born 2004), Japanese member of Juice=Juice
• Sakura Kawasaki (川﨑 桜, born 2003), Japanese member of Nogizaka46
• Sakura Kinoshita (木下 さくら), Japanese manga artist
• Sakura Koiwai (小祝 さくら, born 1998), Japanese professional golfer
• Sakura Kokumai (國米 櫻, born 1992), American karateka
• Sakura Komoriya (籠谷 さくら, born 1999), Japanese singer
• Sakura Masuki (舛木 さくら, born 2004), Japanese badminton player
• Sakura Matsuo (松尾 桜, born 2005), Japanese member of Hinatazaka46
• Sakura Miyajima (宮島 咲良, born 1983), Japanese tarento, free announcer, and singer
• Sakura Miyawaki (宮脇 咲良, born 1998), Japanese singer and member of South Korean girl group Le Sserafim and former member of groups: AKB48, HKT48, and Iz*One
• Sakura Mizutani (水谷 咲良, born 2003), Japanese rugby union and sevens player
• Sakura Mori (森 さくら, born 1996), Japanese table tennis player
• Sakura Motoki (元木 咲良, born 2002), Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Sakura Nogawa (野川 さくら, born 1978), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Sakura Nojima (野島 さくら, born 1999), Japanese professional footballer
• Sakura Nomura (能村 さくら, born 1976), Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer
• Sakura Noshitani (熨斗谷 さくら, born 1997), Japanese former group rhythmic gymnast
• Sakura Oda (小田 さくら, born 1999), Japanese singer and member of the J-pop girl group Morning Musume
• Sakura Onishi (尾西 桜, born 2006), Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Sakura Pascarelli, Italian physicist and the scientific director at the European XFEL
• Sakura Saunders (born in 1979), American writer
• Sakura Schafer-Nameki, German mathematical physicist
• Sakura Tange (丹下 桜, born 1973), Japanese voice actress, singer and writer
• Sakura Tsukagoshi (塚越 さくら, born 1991), Japanese professional racing cyclist
• Sakura Tsukuba (筑波 さくら), Japanese manga artist
• Sakura Uchikoshi (打越 さく良, born 1968), Japanese politician
• Sakura Yokomine (横峯 さくら, born 1985), Japanese professional golfer
• Sakura Yosozumi (四十住 さくら, born 2002), Japanese professional skateboarder
• Sakura Yumoto (湯元 さくら, born 1997), Japanese artistic gymnast
• Elizabeth Sakura Narita (成田・エリザベス・サクラ, born 1974), known as Lisa, Japanese singer, songwriter and producer

Surname

• Ashika Sakura (さくら あしか, born 1994), Japanese manga artist
• Aya Sakura (さくら あや, born 1996), Japanese professional wrestler
• Ayane Sakura (佐倉 綾音, born 1994), Japanese voice actress
• Emi Sakura (さくら えみ, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
• Hinano Sakura (桜 ひなの, born 2004), Japanese member of Iginari Tohoku San
• Kaoru Sakura (佐倉 薫, born 1990), Japanese voice actress
• Mana Sakura (紗倉 まな, born 1993), Japanese AV idol, gravure model, novelist and singer
• Sakura Miko (さくらみこ), Japanese virtual YouTuber
• Maya Sakura (さくら まや, born 1998), Japanese enka singer and child actress
• Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ, 1965–2018), Japanese manga artist and the main character depicted in her own manga Chibi Maruko-chan
• Mutsuko Sakura (桜 むつ子, 1921–2005), Japanese enka singer and child actress
• Nichole Sakura (born 1989), American actress and model
• Sōgorō Sakura (佐倉 惣五郎, 1605–1653), legendary Japanese farmer
• Tamakichi Sakura (桜 玉吉, born 1961), Japanese manga artist

Stage name

• Sakura (musician) (real name Yasunori Sakurazawa 櫻澤 泰徳, born 1969), Japanese musician and former drummer of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel
• Sakura Candle (born 1979), Japanese professional wrestler
• Nath-Sakura (born 1973), Catalan-Spanish photographer
• Rock M. Sakura, American drag queen

Fictional characters

Given name

• Sakura (さくら), the younger sister of Tora-san in the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo
• Sakura (Daisy), a character in the Pokémon anime series
• Princess Sakura (サクラ), alternate self of Sakura Kinomoto in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
• Sakura (Urusei Yatsura) (サクラ), a character from the manga and anime franchise Urusei Yatsura
• Sakura, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
• Sakura Akamatsu (紗孔羅), a character from the Betterman anime series
• Sakura Amamiya, a character from the game Project Sakura Wars
• Sakura Hagiwara (萩原 さくら), a main character of the manga series Wanna Be the Strongest in the World!
• Sakura Haruno (春野 サクラ), a heroine of the manga and anime series Naruto
• Sakura Haruno (春野 桜), a main character in Wandaba Style
• Sakura Hanasaki (花咲 さくら), also known as Celeste, Momoko Hanasaki's mother a character in Wedding Peach
• Sakura Kakei (筧 朔羅), a character from the manga Get Backers
• Sakura Kagamihara (各務原　桜), Nadeshiko Kagamihara's older sister from the manga and anime Laid-Back Camp
• Sakura Kaname (要 咲良), a character from the anime Fafner in the Azure
• Sakura Kasugano (春日野 さくら), a character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games
• Sakura Kinomoto (木之本 さくら), the main heroine of the manga and anime series Cardcaptor Sakura. In the English dub of the original anime titled Cardcaptors, her name is Sakura Avalon.
• Sakura Kitaōji (北大路 さくら), a character in anime series Aikatsu!
• Sakura Kiyashiki (春野 サクラ), a character of the manga and anime series Assassination Classroom
• Sakura Kono (河野 桜), a character from the manga and anime Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (Horimiya)
• Sakura Konotori Dr. Storks Netflix series main character
• Sakura Kusakabe (草壁桜), main character of the Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan anime
• Sakura Mamiya (真宮 桜), a main character from the manga Rin-ne
• Sakura Matō (間桐 桜), a main character in the adult visual novel Fate/Stay Night
• Sakura Minamoto, a character from the MAPPA idol anime series Zombie Land Saga
• Sakura Nishihori (西堀 さくら), main character from the 2006 tokusatsu television series, GoGo Sentai Boukenger
• Sakura Ogawa (小川さくら), a character from the novel, manga, and film Battle Royale
• Sakura Ogami (大神 さくら), a character in the visual novel Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
• Sakura Rokujo, a main character from the anime and manga series Tokko
• Sakura Sakurakouji (桜小路 桜), the main character in the manga series Code: Breaker
• Sakura Shimano (しまの さくら), Shimajirou's mother in the anime series Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou
• Sakura Shinguji (真宮寺 さくら), a character from the Sakura Wars video games, anime and manga
• Sakura Yae (八重 桜), a character from the manga and game Really? Really!
• Sakura Yamauchi (山内桜良, Yamauchi Sakura), a character of the novel, manga and anime series I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
• Sakura Yoshino (芳乃さくら), a major character from the D.C.: Da Capo games and anime
• Sakura, Youngest Princess in the game Fire Emblem Fates

Surname

• Chiyo Sakura (佐倉 千代), a main character in Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
• Futaba Sakura and her adopted father Sojiro Sakura, major characters in Persona 5
• Hane Sakura, the main character in Bakuon!!
• Haruka Sakura (桜 遥), the main character of Wind Breaker
• Ichiko Sakura, protagonist of Binbō-gami ga!
• Kyoko Sakura, (佐倉 杏子), a main character in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series
• Mikan Sakura (佐倉 蜜柑), main character of Gakuen Alice
• Miku Sakura (桜 みく), a main protagonist in I Want to End This Love Game
• Momoko Sakura (さくら ももこ), the main character's real name in the shōjo manga series Chibi Maruko-chan
• Uta Sakura, protagonist of You and Idol Pretty Cure

See also

• Sakura (disambiguation)
• Sakura Bakushin O (サクラバクシンオー; 1989–2011) Japanese thoroughbred racehorse and sire
• Sakura Chiyono O (サクラチヨノオー; 1985–2012) Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and stud
• Sakura Laurel (サクラローレル; 1991–2020) Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and former stud

Notes

1. ^ The placename and personal name Sakura is pronounced with an accent, unlike the common noun (桜, sakura, sa.kɯ.ɾa) from which it derives.

References

1. ^ Kindaichi, Haruhiko & Akinaga, Kazue (eds.) (10 March 2025). ja:新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (in Japanese). 2nd ed. Sanseidō