rose of Sharon; Korean rose
A flowering shrub (Hibiscus syriacus) common in gardens and as a street tree in Japan; blooms in summer.
庭にムクゲが咲いている。
The rose of Sharon is blooming in the garden.
ムクゲは夏の花
The rose of Sharon is known as a summer flower.
蓮 (ハス) read as はちす once meant rose of Sharon, a sense now considered obsolete and expressed instead with 木槿 (ムクゲ).
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in everyday writing.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Single-character kanji form; very rare.
The Japanese name むくげ (mukuge) is thought to derive from the Korean name 무궁화 (mugunghwa), reflecting the plant's association with Korea.