Moto 菊: ChrysanthemumKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キク
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 93 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キク)
- 菊きくchrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
- 白菊しらぎくwhite chrysanthemum
- 菊花きくかchrysanthemum flower
- 野菊のぎくwild chrysanthemum; aster
- ひな菊ひなぎくdaisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
- ハルシャ菊ハルシャぎくplains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
- フランス菊フランスぎくoxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare); marguerite
- 一菊いっきくone scoop (of water)
- 万寿菊まんじゅぎくFrench marigold (Tagetes patula)
- 中菊ちゅうぎくmedium-sized chrysanthemum
- 乱菊らんぎくpattern made from chrysanthemums with disordered petals, esp. used on family crests
- 冬菊ふゆぎくwinter chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum) (hardy chrysanth variety)
- 初菊はつぎくfirst chrysanthemum of the year
- 十日の菊とおかのきくsomething that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth
- 友禅菊ゆうぜんぎくTartarian aster (Aster Novi-Belgii)
- 団菊祭だんぎくさいkabuki performance in commemoration of Danjuro and Kikugoro
- 夏菊なつぎくearly chrysanthemums
- 大勲位菊花大綬章だいくんいきくかだいじゅしょうGrand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
- 大勲位菊花章だいくんいきっかしょうSupreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
- 大金鶏菊おおきんけいぎくtickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata); tickweed
- 寒菊かんぎくwinter chrysanthemum (cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum)
- 小菊こぎくsmall chrysanthemum
- 島寒菊しまかんぎくchrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum)
- 料理菊りょうりぎくedible chrysanthemum
- 春菊しゅんぎくedible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy
- 晩菊ばんぎくlate-blooming chrysanthemums
- 松葉菊まつばぎくtrailing ice plant (Lampranthus spectabilis)
- 柚香菊ゆうがぎくJapanese aster (Kalimeris pinnatifida); false aster
- 残菊ざんぎくlate chrysanthemums
- 江戸菊えどぎくEdo chrysanthemum; variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo
- 油菊あぶらぎくchrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum)
- 浦菊うらぎくsea aster (Aster tripolium)
- 白妙菊しろたえぎくtype of chrysanthemum (white leafed) (senecio cineria)
- 矢車菊やぐるまぎくcornflower (Centaurea cyanus); bluebottle
- 秋明菊しゅうめいぎくJapanese anemone; Anemone hupehensis var. japonica
- 紫馬簾菊むらさきばれんぎくeastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower
- 菊ごぼうきくごぼうscorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica); Spanish salsify
- 菊の御紋きくのごもんImperial chrysanthemum emblem
- 菊の節句きくのせっくChrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
- 菊の花きくのはなchrysanthemum
- 菊びら回転きくびらかいてんprostitution in which anal sex services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")
- 菊タブーきくタブーchrysanthemum taboo; taboo about criticizing or parodying the Japanese royal family
- 菊人形きくにんぎょうdoll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers
- 菊作りきくづくりchrysanthemum growing
- 菊判きくばんA5; medium octavo
- 菊座きくざchrysanthemum-shaped metal fixture
Other readings
- 大勲位菊花章頚飾だいくんいきっかしょうくびかざりCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
- 大勲位菊花章頸飾だいくんいきっかしょうくびかざりCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
- 小菊頭蝙蝠こきくがしらこうもりlittle Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
- 斧琴菊よきこときくdyeing pattern with a yoki, koto bridge and a chrysanthemum
- 春車菊ハルシャぎくplains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
- 枯菊かれぎくwithered chrysanthemum in winter
- 段戸襤褸菊だんどぼろぎくfireweed (Erechtites hieracifolia); burnweed
- 波斯菊ハルシャぎくplains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
- 深山東菊みやまあずまぎくThunberg's fleabane (Erigeron thunbergii)
- 白花虫除菊しろばなむしよけぎくDalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum
- 紅花襤褸菊べにばなぼろぎくred-flower ragleaf (Crassocephalum crepidioides); redflower ragleaf
- 繍線菊しもつけJapanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet
- 荒地野菊あれちのぎくflax-leaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis); hairy fleabane
- 菊戴きくいただきgoldcrest (species of passerine bird, Regulus regulus)
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