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菊

chrysanthemum
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingキク
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. chrysanthemumRtK
  1. chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

Radicals and components

Radical艸grassComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · rice cooker · bound up (乙) · rice (米)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 996

Compound words

白菊しらぎく
white chrysanthemum
池田菊苗いけだきくなえ
Kikunae Ikeda (1864–1936), chemist who identified umami as a taste and isolated glutamate.

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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