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Sakura

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It's Sa-ku-la (The japanese don't have an r sound in their language,so it sounds like a cross between a d and l)
I love this, because it is my cats name.

This message was edited 9/15/2008, 9:15 AM

Sakura is actually pronounced "Sah-koo-lah", with that odd r-sound that's extremely difficult for me to explain because it's not really an r sound, but it's not really an l sound either. There's no stress on any of the syllables. I've made that mistake plenty of times as well, accidentally putting stress on the first syllable, only to be smacked upside the head by my Japanese teacher, but you just kind of rush through the word.

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For example, the name Setsuka isn't pronounced Set-soo-kah. It's Sets-kah, because it's said very quickly. Just think about rushing through a Japanese word and it'll make the pronunciation come kind of naturally.

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I think Sakura is very pretty, although a bit overused. It always makes me think of Sakuran, the song. We used to have this Japanese teacher at my school who had taken up classical singing, so she always sang it very beautifully at special occasions.

Sakura's a pretty name... and as an actual speaker of Jpns. "u" is not pronounced "o", but "u" like in tulip.

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sa-ku-ra さくら　　　桜

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Each sylable ends in a vowel... with the exception sometimes of "n" (which is a general nasal and may be altered a bit if a consonant following it changes the position of the mouth).

It's very pretty, but I wouldn't use it on a non-Japanese girl.

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Also, I've never heard anyone pronounce it your way. I've only heard sah-KOO-rah or SAH-koo-rah. I'm not sure which one is right.

I pronounce it sah-koo-rah (flipped r) with nearly even emphasis. I think it's beautiful, and for me is immediately associated with music as I played a theme and variations on the folk song of the same name. It doesn't hurt that the theme and variations are absolutely exquisite.

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I'm not really sure about putting Sakura on a dragon--it's a little too delicate and ethereal in my mind for that.

i pronounce it SAH-koo-RAH

I like it when pronounced properly. The way you like it is just straight up wrong. I don't mean to be rude but its true.

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It definitely works for a red dragon, although Sakuramubo / Sakuramabo (don't remember which, it's been a long time since I took Japanese) would make more sense, because that's the word for cherry and Sakura is Cherry blossom which isn't red.

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I say sah-ku-rah though modified to be the Japanese u sound which is less full and the the r is more of a blend between an r an l and a d

I pronounce it SAH-koo-ra. It's a very pretty name, but I think it's a little too delicate for a dragon.

It's nice. I kind of like it. You could probably pull some cute nn's out of it.
It would be beautiful on a red dragoness.

I like it I say 'sah-kur-ah

Adding on: Would Sakura fit a red dragoness (female dragon)?

This message was edited 9/14/2008, 1:30 PM