小こ菊ぎく

noun

small chrysanthemum

Refers to a chrysanthemum flower that is small in size, or a variety with small blooms.

• 庭にわに小こ菊ぎくがたくさん咲さいている。

  Many small chrysanthemums are blooming in the garden.

noun

small piece of Japanese paper; low-grade Japanese paper

A small, inexpensive sheet of traditional Japanese paper, often used as a kettle rest, tissue, or for other practical purposes.

• 茶さ道どうでは、小こ菊ぎくを釜かまの敷しき紙がみとして使つかうことがある。

  In tea ceremony, a small piece of Japanese paper is sometimes used as a rest for the kettle.

noun

paper tip (red-light district)

Archaic term for a piece of paper given as a gratuity in a red-light district, which could later be exchanged for money. See also 紙纏頭.

See also: 紙花

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの遊ゆう郭かくでは、客きゃくが小こ菊ぎくを渡わたす習しゅう慣かんがあった。

  In the red-light districts of the Edo period, there was a custom of customers giving paper tips called 小菊.