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サクラソウ (さくらそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

サクラソウ

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Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

General term for primrose flowers, especially in everyday contexts.

庭にわにサクラソウが咲さいている。
Primroses are blooming in the garden.

2

noun

Siebold's primrose; Japanese woodland primrose

usually written using kana alone

Specifically refers to Primula sieboldii, a species native to Japan, often called cherry blossom primrose.

サクラソウは日本にほんの在ざい来らい種しゅです。
The Japanese woodland primrose is a native species of Japan.

Kanji

桜cherry
草grass, weeds, herbs

Written forms

サクラソウUsage53%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
桜さくら草そうUsage35%
Kanji spelling; less common than kana forms but still encountered.
さくらそうUsage13%
Hiragana spelling, also common.

Etymology

Compound of 桜 (sakura, 'cherry blossom') and 草 (sō, 'grass, herb'), referring to the cherry-blossom-like appearance of the flowers.