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語源

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.

固有名詞

Sakurajima

1. (placename) A volcano in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, one of the IAVCEI's 17 Decade Volcanoes.
2. (placename) 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. (placename) A neighbourhood and former town in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
4. (placename) An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System

同意語

名詞

Sakurajima (plural Sakurajimas)

1. (Japanese cuisine) Its eponymous giant white radish (“桜島大根”), cultivated nearby since at least the 18th century.
2. (Japanese cuisine) Its eponymous citrus fruit (“桜島小みかん”), an orange cultivated nearby.

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