Sakurai

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Sakurai 1
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 桜井, 櫻井, 桃井(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. SAH-KOO-RAH-EE  [key]

Meaning & History

From the Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) "cherry blossom" or 桃 (sakura or momo) "peach" and 井 (i) "well."
Added 2/26/2015 by Aurelien

Sakurai 2
not set
Type Surname
Usage Japanese
Scripts 桜井, 櫻井(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. SAH-KOO-RIE  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 桜, 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 井 (i) meaning "well." A notable bearer of this surname is Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏), a Japanese voice-actor who is best known for voicing Izuru Kira from Bleach, Kiyomaro Takamine from Zatch Bell, and Ja'far from the Magi series.
Added 4/7/2021 by Koume Sakura

Sakurai 3
not set
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Japanese
Scripts 桜井, 櫻井(Japanese Kanji) さくらい(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced Pron. SA-KOO-RA-EE  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Added 4/24/2023 by anonymous