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

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

(～市) Kikuchi (a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)
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)

Kikuchi (a city and district of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)
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