野菊

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Chinese

field; plain; open space
field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild
 
chrysanthemum
trad. (野菊)
simp. #(野菊)
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Pronunciation


Noun

野菊

  1. Indian chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
きく > ぎく
Grade: S
yutōyomi
 野菊 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From () (no-, wild) + (きく) (kiku, chrysanthemum). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぎく) or 野菊(ノギク) (nogiku

  1. wild chrysanthemum, a general term for wild growing plants of the family Asteraceae

Derived terms

Proper noun

()(ぎく) (Nogiku

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN