# 菊 — chrysanthemum

菊 means “chrysanthemum”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: キク (kiku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 菊 (kiku, “chrysanthemum”).

- Meaning: chrysanthemum
- On'yomi: キク (kiku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 菊

Parts: 艹 grass · 勹 wrap · 米 rice

## Words with 菊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 菊 | きく (kiku) | chrysanthemum |

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [柳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/) · [茂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/) · [繁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lush/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [菊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/) · [芳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/. Last updated 2026-11-01.