水菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	菊
みず Grade: 1	きく > ぎく Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

Literally, “water chrysanthemum”, 水(みず) (mizu, “water”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲizɨɡʲikɯ̟]

Noun

水(みず)菊(ぎく) or 水菊(ミズギク) • (mizugiku) 

1. Inula ciliaris

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).