菊（きく）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: chrysanthemum
Example sentences
- 秋に黄色い菊がたくさん咲く。 — Lots of yellow chrysanthemums bloom in autumn.
- 菊は日本でよく育てられる花だ。 — Chrysanthemums are a flower commonly grown in Japan.
Idioms & proverbs containing “菊”
- 十日の菊 (とおかのきく) — something that comes too late and is useless; chrysanthemum blooming on the 10th (i.e. one day too late for the Chrysanthemum Festival)
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “菊” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)