국준

菊 (guk, “chrysanthemum”) +‎ ?

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuk̚t͡ɕ͈un]
• Phonetic hangul: [국쭌]

국준 • (gukjun)

1. (hanafuda) the suit of chrysanthemum in hwatu playing cards, representing the month of September

   Synonyms: 국화 (菊花, gukhwa); 국진 (gukjin)

   • 2015, 이건엄, “알고나 치자, 국민놀이 ‘화투’”, in 파이낸셜투데이‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 July 2025:

     9월 국준 국화+술잔

     9wol gukjun gukhwa+suljan

     September - Gukjun - chrysanthemum + liquor cup

   • 2017, 박성호, 아이리스 2부 5, 환상북스, →ISBN:

     1월은 송학(松鶴, 주로 솔이라고 한다), 2월은 매조(梅鳥, 주로 매화라고 한다), 3월은 벚꽃(주로 사쿠라라고 한다), 4월은 흑싸리, 5월은 난초(蘭草), 6월은 모란(牡丹), 7월은 홍싸리, 8월은 공산(空山, 주로 팔공산이라고 한다), 9월은 국준(菊俊, 주로 국화라고 한다), 10월은 단풍(丹楓), 11월은 오동(梧桐, 주로 똥이라고 한다), 12월은 비란다.

     January is called pine and crane (usually called pine), February is called plum and bird (usually called plum blossoms), March is called cherry blossoms (usually called sakura), April is called black bush clover, May is called orchid, June is called peony, July is called red bush clover, August is called deserted mountain (usually called eight-deserted-mountain), September is called gukjun (usually called chrysanthemum), October is called maple, November is called paulownia (usually called ttong), and December is called rain.

   • 2023 or prior, “화투 [hwatu]”, in 한국민속대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture]‎^[2], National Folk Museum of Korea, archived from the original on 29 May 2023:

     정월이 솔(송학), 2월이 매화(매조), 3월이 벚꽃, 4월이 등나무, 5월이 난초, 6월이 모란, 7월이 홍싸리, 8월이 공산명월, 9월이 국화(국준), 10월이 단풍, 11월이 오동, 12월이 비[雨]이다.

     January is pine (pine and crane), February is plum blossoms (plum and bird), March is cherry blossoms, April is wisteria, May is orchid, June is peony, July is red bush clover, August is deserted mountain with bright moon, September is chrysanthemum (gukjun), October is maple, November is paulownia, and December is rain.