きく

See also: ぎく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of きく – see the following entries.

[verb] 聞きく, 訊きく: to ask a question

[verb] 聞きく: to smell, sniff

Alternative spellings
聴きく, 訊きく

[verb] to be effective; have effect; act upon

[verb] to work; to hold; to have

[verb] to be able to be applied; can be used (of system)

[noun] a kind of 家紋かもん (kamon, “family crest”) with a chrysanthemum flower design

[noun] Short for 菊きく襲かさね (kikugasane): a type of 襲かさねの色目いろめ (kasane no irome, “garment-layering color combination”) with white overlayers and purple/sappanwood red inner layers

[noun] a loop in the shape of a chrysanthemum flower

[noun] Short for 菊きく腸ちょう (kikuwata): the intestines of a cod, resembling that of a chrysanthemum flower

[noun] (card games) a suit in 花札はなふだ (hanafuda), representing the month of September

[noun] in a 京阪けいはん (Keihan) vegetable market, a sign representing the number 9

[proper noun] a female given name

Alternative spelling
キク

[noun] Opening section of a piece of writing.

[noun] The first line of a traditional poem.

(This term, きく (kiku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as きく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きく.)