How to say “cherry blossom” in Japanese | 桜 (さくら、サクラ、sakura)

The Japanese vocabulary「桜 (さくら、サクラ、sakura)」means “cherry blossom.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

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The cherry blossom petals have started to fall.

Plain Form:

桜さくらの花はなびらが散ちり始はじめた。
Sakura no hanabira ga chiri hajimeta.

Polite Form:

桜の花びらが散り始めました。
Sakura no hanabira ga chiri hajimemashita.

Cleaning cherry blossom petals is hard.

Plain Form:

桜さくらの花はなびらの掃除そうじは大変たいへんだ。
Sakura no hanabira no sōji wa taihenda.

Polite Form:

桜の花びらの掃除は大変です。
Sakura no hanabira no sōji wa taihendesu.

I’ll eat lunch under the cherry blossom tree.

Plain Form:

桜さくらの木きの下したで昼食ちゅうしょくを食たべる。
Sakura no kI no shita de chūshoku o taberu.

Polite Form:

桜の木の下で昼食を食べます。
Sakura no ki no shita de chūshoku o tabemasu.

The cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

Plain Form:

桜さくらは満開まんかいだった。
Sakura wa mankai datta.

Polite Form:

桜は満開でした。
Sakura wa mankai deshita.

It was a great time to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Spoken and Non-Honorific Language:

満開まんかいの桜さくらが見みれて、いいタイミングだったね。
Mankai no sakura ga mirete, ī taimingu datta ne.

Spoken and Honorific Language:

満開の桜が見れて、いいタイミングでしたね。
Mankai no sakura ga mirete, ī taimingu deshita ne.