くり
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Kanji used
chestnut
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
cobblestone
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
deep brown color
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
chestnut weevil (Curculio dentipes)
Examples (3 in total)
Let's roast the chestnuts.
Ouch! A chestnut fell on my head.
Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.