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46 菊 Chrysanthemum

Radical Combination

  • 艹 Flowers
  • 勹 Prison
  • 米 Rice

Readings

On’yomi

きく

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Meaning Mnemonic

If you pick certain rice or flowers you'll be put in prison. The most famous of these is the chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemums are super important in Japan because they're the symbol of the imperial family. They're even on the cover of Japanese passports. If you get caught picking a chrysanthemum, you're going to prison.

Hints

Chrysanthemums are really important to the Japanese people. Please don't ever pick them (or rice, because that's stealing food, someone planted that)!

Reading Mnemonic

If you go to prison for chrysanthemum picking, everyone in the prison is going to kick (きく) you nonstop. You broke the chrysanthemum picking law, so kicking is your punishment. And believe me, you don't want these kicks.

Hints

Imagine holding a chrysanthemum in your hands while you get kicked over and over and over in prison. Was it worth it?

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