Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 菊典, 菊憲, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. KEE-KOO-NO-REE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" combined with 典 (nori) meaning "rule, ceremony" or 憲 (nori) meaning "law". Other kanji combinations can be used.