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雛菊

雛菊

See also: 雏菊

Chinese

chick; young bird chrysanthemum
trad. (雛菊)
simp. (雏菊)

Noun

雛菊

  1. daisy

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひな
Jinmeiyō
きく > ぎく
Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

Compound of (hina, mini) + (kiku, chrysanthemum). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

Bellis perennis; the common European Daisy

雛菊 (hiragana ひなぎく, katakana ヒナギク, romaji hinagiku)

  1. A daisy: a wild flowering plant with a yellow head and white petals, family Asteraceae, species Bellis perennis}.

Synonyms

Proper noun

雛菊 (hiragana ひなぎく, romaji Hinagiku)

  1. A female given name

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9