水菊
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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水 | 菊 |
みず Grade: 1 |
きく > ぎく Grade: S |
yutōyomi |
Etymology
editLiterally, “water chrysanthemum”, 水 (mizu, “water”) + 菊 (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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- Japanese terms spelled with 水 read as みず
- Japanese terms spelled with 菊 read as きく
- Japanese terms with rendaku
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