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扶桑

扶桑

Chinese

to support with hand; to help sb. up; to help mulberry tree
simp. and trad.
(扶桑)

Proper noun

扶桑

  1. (mythology) legendary mulberry tree in the ocean where the sun is supposed to rise
  2. (mythology) Fusang, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan

Derived terms

  • 扶桑花

Noun

扶桑

  1. Alternative term for 朱槿.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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Noun

扶桑 (hiragana ふそう, romaji fusō, historical hiragana ふさう)

  1. a sacred tree said to exist in Japan
  2. Japan

See also