むくげ / Hibiscus syriacus

JA/EN

むくげ、って聞くと和の趣があるのに、「ハイビスカス」って言われるとそれがどこかへ行ってしまう。

言葉の印象って面白い。

The word "Mukuge" (Japanese) shows Japanese taste of the flower, but if you hear "Hibiscus", this Japanese taste is somehow gone. It's still same flower, but the impression of the word makes difference.