Fuso - Fuso

Japanese: 扶桑 - ふそう

[1] 〘Noun〙① A sacred tree whose leaves resemble those of a mulberry tree, said to be in the East Sea where the sun rises in ancient China. Also, the name of the place. Fuyao. Fuso tree. ※Engishiki (927) norito: “The east reaches Fuso, and the west reaches Guen. ” ※Jinno Shotoki (1339-43) vol. 1: “In the East Sea there is a Fuso tree, the place where the sun rises.” 〔Chu Ci - Li Sao〕② The sun. ※Honcho Monsui (c. 1060) 1. Tokyou Fu (Prince Kaneakira): “Fusang is _{without a} shadow, the floating clouds are obscured, and yet it is dark.”③ The Chinese name for the plant “Busso-ge (Buddha mulberry flower).” 〔Season: Summer〕〔Yakuhin Tebiki-guso (1778)〕[2] A country in the east where the sun rises as seen from China. In other words, another name for the country of Japan. Fuso-koku. ※Tenshikashu (around 892) - Summer night, on the Honglu Mansion, a guest from the north returns home. "The luggage is returned with _a _letter of thanks, and the Fusang is sent from the _urn _. " ※Amakusahon Heike ( 1592 ) - A letter to a reciter: "I will go to the urn, and I ...

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 昔、中国で太陽の出る東海の中にあるといわれた、葉が桑の木に似た神木。また、その地の称。扶揺。扶桑木。※延喜式（927）祝詞「東は扶桑に至り、西は虞淵(ぐえん)に至り」※神皇正統記（1339‐43）上「東海の中に扶桑の木あり、日の出所なり」〔楚辞‐離騒〕② 太陽。※本朝文粋（1060頃）一・菟裘賦〈兼明親王〉「扶桑豈無_レ影乎、浮雲掩而乍昏」③ 植物「ぶっそうげ（仏桑花）」の漢名。《季・夏》〔薬品手引草（1778）〕[2] 中国から見て太陽の出る東の方にある国。すなわち、日本国の異称。扶桑国。※田氏家集（892頃）中・夏夜於鴻臚館餞北客帰郷「行李礼成廻_二節信_一、扶桑恩極出_二蓬壺_一」※天草本平家（1592）読誦の人に対して書す「バウバウタルコカイニフナワタリシテ〈略〉 Fusǒni(フサウニ) アトヲトドメ」〔王維‐送秘書晁監還日本国詩序〕

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