(archaic) Alternative form of 候う (“to serve; to be”)

(archaic) to be; auxiliary used in place of -ある after で or に when forming a copula / (archaic) to do; auxiliary used in place of -ます after the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb

service / doing

(archaic, obsolete) to be: the copula. Polite form of である (de aru).

a female given name / a placename / a surname / a piece of koto music, often entitled Sakura Sakura in English:

cherry tree / cherry tree that bears edible fruit / (US) Short for サクラメント／桜府 (Sakuramento, “Sacramento (a city in California, United States)”).

cherry blossom

Kyūjitai form of 気候 (“climate”)

guttural or throaty sound (of speech) / glottal (consonant)

a female given name