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除虫菊

Readings

Kana: じょちゅうぎく、ジョチュウギク
Romaji: jochūgiku, jochūgiku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
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Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 白花虫除菊 (reading しろばなむしよけぎく)

Kanji

除
Readings: ジョ、 ジ、 のぞ.く、 -よ.け
Meanings: exclude, division (x/3), remove, abolish, cancel, except
虫
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper
菊
Reading: キク
Meaning: chrysanthemum