菊

chrysanthemum

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1287

Vocabulary

キク

Word	Reading	Meaning
菊花	キクカ	chrysanthemum flower
菊人形	キクニンギョウ	doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers
菊判	キクバン	kiku-ban (paper size; 636x939 mm); 152x218 mm book size
菊花章	キクカショウ	Order of the Chrysanthemum
菊科	キクカ	Asteraceae (family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc.); Compositae

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
菊	きく	chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
菊	キク	chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
菊花	きっか	chrysanthemum flower
白菊	しらぎく	white chrysanthemum
野菊	のぎく	wild chrysanthemum; aster

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