菊
菊
chrysanthemum
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Common Words
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chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Examples
菊はよい香りがする。
Chrysanthemums smell sweet.
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Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet
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下野 only; Historical term
Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
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edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
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chrysanthemum-shaped metal fixture
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chrysanthemum-shaped hemstitch
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Slang
anus; anal intercourse
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small chrysanthemum
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small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.)
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Archaic
piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
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daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
Examples
あちこちにヒナギクが群生している。
There are clumps of daisies here and there.
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