Word Meaning 仏桑花

ぶっそうげ bussouge

仏桑花 is read as ぶっそうげ (bussouge) and means Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis).

Meaning

English

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
China rose
shoeblack plant

Reading

Kana

ぶっそうげ

Romaji

bussouge

Writing Variants

仏桑華 ぶっそうげ bussouge

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 123174 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仏花

ぶっか

flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

借花献仏

しゃっかけんぶつ

winning favor or influence using someone else's property

仏壇

ぶつだん

Buddhist (household) altar

仏閣

ぶっかく

Buddhist temple

仏典

ぶってん

Buddhist scriptures

仏独

ふつどく

France and Germany

仏光寺派

ぶっこうじは

Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

仏和辞典

ふつわじてん

French-Japanese dictionary

仏心宗

ぶっしんしゅう

Zen (Buddhism)

仏舎利

ぶっしゃり

Buddha's ashes

仏滅日

ぶつめつにち

very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)

仏法僧

ぶっぽうそう

Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

Example Sentences

仏桑花が咲いています。

The China roses are in bloom.