Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 桜輝, 砂輝羅, 沙輝, 紗煌, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SAH-KEE-ṘAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 輝 (kira) meaning "brightness; lustre; brilliance; radiance; splendor". Other kanji combinations are possible.