菊池

Chinese

		chrysanthemum	pond; reservoir
trad. (菊池)		菊	池
simp. #(菊池)		菊	池

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 菊(きく)池(ち) (kikuchi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Júchí

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˊ ㄔˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Júchí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˊ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jyúchíh
    • Wade–Giles: Chü²-chʻih²
    • Yale: Jyú-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyuchyr
    • Palladius: Цзюйчи (Czjujči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Proper noun

菊池

1. (～市) Kikuchi (a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)
2. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 菊池, Kikuchi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
菊	池
きく Grade: S	ち Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

Ateji (当て字) of 鞠智 (Kikuchi, “Kikuchi Castle”), originally read as くくち (Kukuchi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きくち [kìkúchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲikɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Proper noun

菊(きく)池(ち) • (Kikuchi) 

1. Kikuchi (a city and district of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan).
2. a surname

   菊(きく)池(ち)昌(まさ)弘(ひろ)

   Kikuchi Masahiro

   Masahiro Kikuchi, pathologist known for Kikuchi disease

Descendants

• → Chinese: 菊池 (Júchí)
• → English: Kikuchi