How to write Sakura in Korean
사쿠라
- 사sa
- 쿠ku
- 라ra
3 syllables · Spelled by the National Institute of Korean Language's rules for foreign names.
Why it sounds a little different
- R and L share one letter, ㄹ — Korean doesn't tell them apart.
Say it in Korean
제 이름은 사쿠라예요.
Je ireumeun sakura-yeyo. — My name is Sakura.
To be polite, Koreans add 씨 (ssi) after a name: 사쿠라 씨.