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菊

Reading

Kana: キク
Romaji: kiku
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

chrysanthemum

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  1287
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  gug
Chinese Reading:  ju2
Unicode:  83ca
JIS:  3546

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2303
Nelson Index: 3981
New Nelson Index: 5096
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.30
Four Corner Index: 4492.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1141
Gakken Index: 1082
Japanese Names Index: 1451
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31153P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0698
Remembering the kanji Index: 927
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1702
Kodansha Compact Index: 658
Kanji in Context Index: 1833
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1483
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1999
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 936
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 996
Essential Kanji Index: 1158
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2875
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1952
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1479

Words

菊 (きく)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
白菊 (しらぎく)
white chrysanthemum
除虫菊 (じょちゅうぎく、ジョチュウギク)
Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory
雛菊 (ひなぎく、ヒナギク)
daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
菊花章 (きっかしょう)
Order of the Chrysanthemum
菊花 (きっか、きくか)
chrysanthemum
野菊 (のぎく)
wild chrysanthemum; aster
春菊 (しゅんぎく、シュンギク)
edible chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
菊月 (きくづき)
ninth month in the lunar calendar
白妙菊 (しろたえぎく、シロタエギク)
type of chrysanthemum (white leafed) (senecio cineria)
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