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扶桑国 (ふそうこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

扶ふ桑そう国こく

Meanings

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noun

Japan (literary name)

formal or literary

Formal, literary, or poetic name for Japan, derived from classical Chinese texts. Not used in everyday conversation.

古ふるい漢かん詩しでは、日本にほんを扶ふ桑そう国こくと呼よぶことがある。
In old Chinese poetry, Japan is sometimes called 扶桑国.

Written forms

扶ふ桑そう国こく
Standard modern kanji spelling for the literary name of Japan.
扶ふ桑そう國こく
out-dated kanji form
Old-character variant using 國 instead of 国; it is out-dated kanji usage.

Kanji

扶aid, help, assist
桑

mulberry

国country

國country

Similar words

日本にほん
Standard modern name for Japan; 扶桑国 is a literary, classical alternative.
扶ふ桑そう
Shorter literary name for Japan, or a mythical tree in Chinese legend; 扶桑国 explicitly means 'the land of Fusang'.

Etymology

From Chinese 扶桑 (Fúsāng), a mythical land or tree in classical Chinese literature, later used poetically to refer to Japan. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.