How would you pronouce 'sakura'?

Question

Is it like how they say it in the Naruto English dub, or another way? Thanks.

God Bless!

Answer 1

Sakura in Japanese is さくら or in kanji 櫻 I think in romaji ( japanese alphabet for foreigners ) is just sa-ku-ra but the ra sounds abit like la.

Answer 2

say the "a", as in "car"
the u, the same u as "put"

the r is flapped as the american "dd" in "ladder", or the British flaped r. (or like "l" if you have difficulty with this.)

The stress is on the first syllable, not the second.

EDIT: I think it is a fair Anglicisation if you say the first "a" as in cat, the second as in car. (though they are the same in japanese)

Answer 3

Suh - Koo - ruuuhhhh, my dear. Good enough, no?