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For pronunciation and definitions of きく – see the following entries.
【聞く 】
[verb] 聞く , 聴く : to hear , to listen
[verb] 聞く : to obey
[verb] 聞く , 訊く : to ask a question
[verb] 聞く : to smell, sniff
Alternative spellings 聴く , 訊く
【効く 】
[verb] to be effective ; have effect ; act upon
[verb] to work ; to hold ; to have
[verb] ( of system ) to be able to be applied; can be used
【菊 】 S
[noun] ( botany ) a chrysanthemum
[noun] a kind of 家紋 ( kamon , “ family crest ” ) with a chrysanthemum flower design
[noun] Short for 菊襲 ( kikugasane ) : a type of 襲の色目 ( kasane no irome , “ garment -layering color combination ” ) with white on the front and purple /sappanwood red on the back
[noun] a loop in the shape of a chrysanthemum flower
[noun] Short for 菊腸 ( kikuwata ) : the intestines of a cod , resembling that of a chrysanthemum flower
[noun] ( card games ) a suit in 花札 ( hanafuda ) , representing the month of September
[noun] in a 京阪 ( Keihan ) vegetable market , a sign representing the number 9
[noun] ( euphemistic ) the anus
[proper noun] a female given name
【起句 】
[noun] Opening section of a piece of writing .
[noun] The first line of a traditional poem.
(This term, きく , is an alternative spelling of the above terms.For a list of all kanji read as きく , not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as きく .)