Kanji1 / 11
菊 kanji
chrysanthemum
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
キク
Kun readings
NoneWords with 菊
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —枯菊withered chrysanthemum in winter
- —油菊chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum)
- —小菊small chrysanthemum; small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.); piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
- —菊畑chrysanthemum field
- —菊枕pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
- —菊座chrysanthemum-shaped metal fixture; chrysanthemum-shaped hemstitch; anus; anal intercourse
- —菊酒chrysanthemum sake; rice wine infused with chrysanthemum, served on the Chrysanthemum Festival (September 9); strong mirin, typical of Kaga and Higo provinces
- —冬菊winter chrysanthemum (hardy cultivar of Chrysanthemum indicum)
- —菊膾boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
- —菊重chrysanthemum; color scheme for a kasane
- —浦菊sea aster (Aster tripolium)
- —菊炭cross-cut sawtooth oak charcoal (resembling chrysanthemum flowers, and used in tea ceremonies)
- —中菊medium-sized chrysanthemum
- —初菊first chrysanthemum of the year
- —晩菊late-blooming chrysanthemum; late chrysanthemum
- —菊門anus
- —段菊bluebeard (Caryopteris incana); blue spiraea
- —浜菊Nippon daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum); Montauk daisy
- —磯菊gold and silver chrysanthemum (Ajania pacifica)
- —兎菊Alaskan arnica (Arnica unalascensis)