Sakura

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Name: Sakura

Gender: Feminine

Location: Unknown Location

Language: Japanese

Thematic: Unknown Thematic

Meaning: "From Japanese 桜 "cherry blossom", though it is often written さくら using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from 咲 (saku) "blossom" and 良 (ra) "good".

Comments: Sakura is a type of cherry tree in Japan with beautiful pink flowers. They hold sakura blossom festivals where they sit beneath the trees and drink sake while they watch the blossoms fall.