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


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): [kʲikɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

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
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