English Explanatory Dictionary

Sakurajima

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A volcano in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, one of the IAVCEI's 17 Decade Volcanoes.
  2. A former island and peninsula in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. The volcano's surrounding area, an island prior to the 1914 explosion and now a peninsula.
  3. A neighbourhood and former town in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.
  4. An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System.
noun
  1. Its eponymous giant white radish (“桜島大根”), cultivated nearby since at least the 18th century.
  2. Its eponymous citrus fruit (“桜島小みかん”), an orange cultivated nearby.

Word forms

Sakurajima Sakurajimas

Etymology

From Japanese 桜島 (sakurajima, “Cherry Island”), from 桜 (sakura, “cherry tree, cherry blossom”) + 島 (shima, “island”). From its appearance like a cherry tree in bloom, when from a volcanic eruption, hot rock rains down onto the slopes, lighting up the island volcano.

Synonyms

Sakura-jima Sakurajima Mountain Sakurajima Volcano Sakurajima Island Sakurajima Peninsula 10516 10516 (1989 VQ) 1989 VQ 10516 (1989 VQ) Sakurajima 10516 Sakurajima sakurajima Sakurajima daikon Sakurajima radish Sakurajima komikan Sakurajima orange
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