Surname
Sakurai
Sakurai (櫻井) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean cherry blossom + well, and Wikidata lists 124 notable people with this family name.
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What Sakurai means
櫻
cherry blossom
井
well
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sakurai describes a place. Its kanji point to a well, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Sakurai
Sho Sakurai 櫻井 翔Japanese singer, songwriter and rapper
Takahiro Sakurai 櫻井 孝宏Japanese voice actor
Atsushi Sakurai 櫻井 敦司Japanese musician (1966-2023)
Tomo Sakurai 櫻井 智Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.