"扶桑" meaning in Japanese

See 扶桑 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɸɯ̟so̞ː] Forms: 扶桑 [canonical] (ruby: 扶(ふ), 桑(そう)), Fusō [romanization], Fusau [romanization], ふさう [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|ふそう|hhira=ふさう}} 扶(ふ)桑(そう) • (Fusō) ^(←ふさう (Fusau)?)
  1. (Chinese mythology) a sacred tree said to exist in Japan Tags: Chinese
    Sense id: en-扶桑-ja-name-LL5-sfqI Categories (other): Chinese mythology, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 36 33 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Chinese mythology) a land to the east, often identified with Japan Tags: Chinese
    Sense id: en-扶桑-ja-name--~uj5iIu Categories (other): Chinese mythology, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Nicknames for countries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 28 41 31 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 36 33 Disambiguation of Nicknames for countries: 17 56 27 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  3. (poetic) Japan Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-扶桑-ja-name-ZHKUODss Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japan Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 30 27 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 36 33 Disambiguation of Japan: 26 21 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 扶桑国 (Fusōkoku) (ruby: 扶(ふ), 桑国(そうこく)) 
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        ],
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          "そう"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "Fusō",
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    },
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      "form": "Fusau",
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    },
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɸɯ̟so̞ː]"
    }
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    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
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    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
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        "romanization"
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      ],
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  "word": "扶桑"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 扶桑 meaning in Japanese (2.0kB)

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  "title": "扶桑",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-07-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-07-01 using wiktextract (45c4a21 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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