Definition of 十日の菊 (とおかのきく)
とおかきく
十日の菊
とおかのきく
tookanokiku
expression
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something that comes too late and is useless, like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth
See also:重陽
Related Kanji
十 | ten |
日 | day, sun, Japan, counter for days |
菊 | chrysanthemum |