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菊 is the most simple way to say chrysanthemum in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
菊 is specifically the Chrysanthemum Morifolium species. It can also refer to Aster.
In Japanese, this can be a given name, Kikuji or Kiku. Also a given name, Ju, in Chinese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your aster search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
菊 see styles |
jú ju2 chü kikuji きくじ |
More info & calligraphy: Chrysanthemumchrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium); (personal name) Kikuji Chrysanthemum; aster. |
嫁菜 see styles |
yomena; yomena よめな; ヨメナ |
(kana only) Aster yomena (Asiatic species of aster) |
浦菊 see styles |
uragiku; uragiku うらぎく; ウラギク |
(kana only) sea aster (Aster tripolium) |
紫苑 see styles |
shion しをん |
(kana only) aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy; (personal name) Shion; Shiwon |
紫菀 see styles |
zǐ wǎn zi3 wan3 tzu wan |
(botany) aster (Aster tataricus) |
菊科 see styles |
jú kē ju2 ke1 chü k`o chü ko kikuka きくか |
Asteraceae or Compositae (composites), a large family of dicotyledonous plants producing scents, includes aster, daisy and sunflower (kana only) Asteraceae; Compositae; family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc. |
都忘 see styles |
miyakowasure みやこわすれ |
China aster |
野菊 see styles |
nogiku のぎく |
wild chrysanthemum; aster; (surname, female given name) Nogiku |
ヨメナ see styles |
yomena ヨメナ |
(kana only) Aster yomena (Asiatic species of aster) |
友禅菊 see styles |
yuuzengiku / yuzengiku ゆうぜんぎく |
Tartarian aster (Aster Novi-Belgii) |
拘蘇摩 拘苏摩 see styles |
jū sū mó ju1 su1 mo2 chü su mo kusoma |
kusuma, 'the white China aster.' Eitel. |
星状体 see styles |
seijoutai / sejotai せいじょうたい |
aster (cell biology) |
枸蘇摩 枸苏摩 see styles |
gǒu sū mó gou3 su1 mo2 kou su mo kusoma |
kusuma, a flower; especially the white China-aster. |
柚香菊 see styles |
yuugagiku / yugagiku ゆうがぎく |
Japanese aster (Kalimeris pinnatifida); false aster |
江戸菊 see styles |
edogiku えどぎく |
(1) Edo chrysanthemum; variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo; (2) (See 蝦夷菊) China aster (Callistephus chinensis) |
紫苑色 see styles |
shioniro しおんいろ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 紫苑) light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster) |
蝦夷菊 see styles |
ezogiku; ezogiku えぞぎく; エゾギク |
(kana only) China aster (Callistephus chinensis); Chinese aster; annual aster |
高野箒 see styles |
kouyabouki / koyaboki こうやぼうき |
(kana only) Pertya scandens (species of aster) |
ウラギク see styles |
uragiku ウラギク |
(kana only) sea aster (Aster tripolium) |
エゾギク see styles |
ezogiku エゾギク |
(kana only) China aster (Callistephus chinensis); Chinese aster; annual aster |
こすもす see styles |
kosumosu コスモス |
(1) cosmos; (2) garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster; (place-name) Kosmos |
ストケシア see styles |
sutokeshia ストケシア |
(personal name) Stokes' aster |
阿爾泰紫菀 阿尔泰紫菀 see styles |
ā ěr tài zǐ wǎn a1 er3 tai4 zi3 wan3 a erh t`ai tzu wan a erh tai tzu wan |
(botany) Aster altaicus |
高野ぼうき see styles |
kouyabouki / koyaboki こうやぼうき |
(kana only) Pertya scandens (species of aster) |
コウヤボウキ see styles |
kouyabouki / koyaboki コウヤボウキ |
(kana only) Pertya scandens (species of aster) |
Variations: |
akizakura; akizakura あきざくら; アキザクラ |
(See コスモス・2) garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster |
Variations: |
shion; shion しおん; シオン |
(kana only) aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy |
Variations: |
kouyabouki; kouyabouki / koyaboki; koyaboki こうやぼうき; コウヤボウキ |
(kana only) Pertya scandens (species of aster) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chrysanthemum | 菊 | kiku | jú / ju2 / ju | chü |
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