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

the first sight of something / something seen for the first time

one should start a big project with immediate, practical steps; start small / the person who proposes something should be the first one to take practical steps to implement it

a female given name

sakura cheese: an original Japanese cheese first created in Hokkaidō, a soft cheese lightly flavored with cherry blossoms

a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) in the shape of a 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”), with each petal depicted using the shape of a 分銅 (fundō, “weight for a scale”)

Phyllodoce nipponica

(idiomatic, especially in telegrams) Used in reference to an exam failure. / Used in reference to cherry blossom blooming or falling.