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菊 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

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3Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
キクきく · kiku
Kun
—
Meaning
chrysanthemum

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

艹 "plant" with 匊: a flower that blooms in a round cluster — the chrysanthemum.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキクきくkiku菊きく菊花きっか白菊しらぎく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 菊花きくか

    chrysanthemum flower

  • 野菊のぎく

    wild chrysanthemum

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

秋(あき)に菊(きく)の花(はな)が咲(さ)いた。

Chrysanthemums bloomed in autumn.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading キクAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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