Meaning and background
The story behind Saki
Saki is a Japanese feminine given name with several possible written forms. One pairing, 咲希, combines characters associated with blossoming and hope, but other combinations have different meanings. The kana form さき can also be used without displaying a particular character-based sense. This is why a dog named Saki should not automatically be labelled “blossoming hope” unless the intended Japanese writing is known.
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About Saki
Recorded as a dog’s name
Saki appears in 9 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/sɑki/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/sɑki/ · primary stress on syllable 1S AA1 K IY0
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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