Definition of 十日の菊 (とおかのきく)

とおきく

十日の菊

とおかのきく

tookanokiku

expression
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
ten
day, sun, Japan, counter for days
chrysanthemum