東菊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	菊
あずま Grade: 2	きく > ぎく Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

東(あずま) (azuma, “the east”) + 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”). The kiku changes to giku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠zɨma̠ɡʲikɯ̟]

Noun

東(あずま)菊(ぎく) or 東菊(アズマギク) • (azumagiku) 

1. Erigeron thunbergii, a species of fleabane
2. Synonym of 都忘 (miyako wasure, “a cultivar of Aster savatieri”)

Usage notes

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