Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 桜紗, 佐紗, 三紗, 紗々, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SAH-SHAH [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 紗 (sha) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Sasha.