noun
Fusang; divine tree or island east of China
In Chinese mythology, a sacred mulberry tree or a mythical land in the eastern sea where the sun rises; also used poetically for Japan.
扶桑は中国神話に登場する東方の神木である。
Fusang is a divine tree of the east that appears in Chinese mythology.
古い詩では、扶桑は日本の雅称
noun
Formal or literary term; a classical poetic name for Japan, derived from the mythological Fusang.
扶桑の国に生まれし幸せを思う。
I reflect on the fortune of being born in the land of Fusang (Japan).
noun
Chinese hibiscus; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Botanical name; often referred to as ブッソウゲ in Japanese.
See also: ブッソウゲ
扶桑(ブッソウゲ)は熱帯地方でよく見られる花である。
Fusō (bussōge) is a flower commonly seen in tropical regions.
In old poetry, Fusang is sometimes used as an elegant name for Japan.
From Chinese 扶桑 (fúsāng), a mythological tree or land in the eastern sea. The kanji 扶 means 'to support' and 桑 means 'mulberry', referring to the sacred mulberry tree where the sun rises. The word was adopted in Japanese as a poetic name for Japan and later applied to the hibiscus flower.