除虫菊

Readings

Kana: じょちゅうぎく、ジョチュウギク

Romaji: jochūgiku, jochūgiku

Definition

noun

1

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