noun
white chrysanthemum
Refers specifically to a chrysanthemum with white petals, often associated with funerals, mourning, or purity in Japanese culture.
お墓参りに白菊を持っていった。
I brought white chrysanthemums to visit the grave.
Standard kanji spelling for white chrysanthemum.
菊 is the general term for chrysanthemum, while 白菊 specifies the white variety.
Compound of 白 (しら, white) and 菊 (ぎく, chrysanthemum). The reading しら is a native Japanese word for white, and ぎく is the on'yomi of 菊.