Sakurajima

== English == === 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. === Proper noun === Sakurajima (placename) A volcano in Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, one of the IAVCEI's 17 Decade Volcanoes. (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. (placename) A neighbourhood and former town in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. (placename) An asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Sakurajima (plural Sakurajimas) (Japanese cuisine) Its eponymous giant white radish (“桜島大根”), cultivated nearby since at least the 18th century. (Japanese cuisine) Its eponymous citrus fruit (“桜島小みかん”), an orange cultivated nearby. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ====