菊戴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菊	戴
きく Grade: S	いただ(き) Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鶎 (rare)

菊戴 (kikuitadaki): a goldcrest

Etymology

Compound of 菊(きく) (kiku, “chrysanthemum”) + 戴(いただ)き (itadaki, “top → crown”), from the bird’s crest plumed like the flower.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きくいただき [kìkúíꜜtàdàkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲikɯ̟ita̠da̠kʲi]

Noun

菊(きく)戴(いただき) or 菊戴(キクイタダキ) • (kikuitadaki) 

1. a goldcrest (Regulus regulus)

   Synonym: 松毟鳥 (matsumushiri)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キクイタダキ.