さくら・桜sakura[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura
   満開まんかいをチョイ過すぎた感かんはありましたが、それでも、美うつくしい桜さくらを満喫まんきつしてきました。↗

   They seem a little past their peak, but even so we enjoyed the beautiful cherry blossoms.
2. nounlight pink
3. nounfake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat fillerusu. サクラ; also written as 偽客
4. nounhired applauder
5. nounhorse meatusu. in compounds

• Synonym淡紅色たんこうしょくWrittenA written word for pale red, used in formal color descriptions.
• Synonym桜色さくらいろNeutralThe pale pink of cherry blossoms. Refers to the color only — 「桜」 itself also names the tree and its flowers.
• Synonym薄紅うすべにNeutralA pale red; also the light rouge brushed on the cheeks. Carries a graceful, traditionally Japanese elegance.
• Synonym淡紅たんこうWrittenA written word for pale red; a more compact form of 「淡紅色」 that appears less often.
• Relatedバラ色バラいろNeutralRose red, brighter and more vivid than cherry-blossom pink; also figuratively rosy, as in 「バラ色の人生」.
• Related桃ももNeutralThe peach tree or its fruit — a different tree from 「桜」; the two are often mentioned together only because both flower pink in spring.
• Related桃色ももいろNeutralPeach-blossom pink, slightly deeper than 「桜色」; also suggests romantic or sexual scandal.
• RelatedピンクNeutralLoanword for pink and the most common choice in everyday speech; can also mean erotic.
• RelatedローズNeutralLoanword for the rose or its color — a deeper, more vivid shade than cherry-blossom pink.
• Related退紅たいこうWrittenA written word for a dull, faded-looking red; mostly used as a traditional color name.
• Related退紅色たいこうしょくWrittenA written word for a soft, delicate red; a rare traditional color name — 「ピンク」 is what people normally say.
• Related石竹色せきちくいろWrittenA written word for the pale pink of dianthus flowers; a traditional color name.
• Related鴇色ときいろWrittenA written word for the pale pink of the crested ibis's plumage; a traditional color name.

Use 「桜」 for the tree and its blossoms. For that pale pink, 「桜色」 is the natural pick; 「ピンク」 is the everyday spoken word, 「桃色」 a shade deeper, and 「バラ色」 or 「ローズ」 a vivid rose red. 「淡紅色」「淡紅」「退紅」「退紅色」「石竹色」「鴇色」 are written or traditional color names, 「薄紅」 a graceful classical option, and 「桃」 is the peach tree, not a color.

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1. サクラ。バラ科かサクラ属ぞくの落葉樹らくようじゅ、特とくに春先はるさきに咲さく花はな。