ムクゲ

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ク

ゲ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

A flowering shrub (Hibiscus syriacus) common in gardens and as a street tree in Japan; blooms in summer.

朝あさ顔がおN1
朝顔 is an archaic literary name for the rose-of-Sharon flower, while ムクゲ is the standard modern term used in everyday and botanical Japanese.
ハスN1
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).

ムクゲUsage56%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
木槿Usage38%
- むくげ
  Kanji spelling; rarely used in everyday writing.
- もくげ
むくげUsage6%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
槿
- むくげ
  Single-character kanji form; very rare.
- もくげ
もくげ

The Japanese name むくげ (mukuge) is thought to derive from the Korean name 무궁화 (mugunghwa), reflecting the plant's association with Korea.