栗(くり)

くり
noun
chestnut
1. chestnut
A nut with a spiny husk, or the tree that produces it. Chestnuts are a beloved autumn ingredient in Japanese cuisine.
秋(あき)になると栗(くり)拾(ひろ)いに行(い)く。
When autumn comes, we go chestnut gathering.
栗(くり)ご飯(はん)は秋(あき)の味覚(みかく)だ。
Chestnut rice is an autumn delicacy.
焼(や)き栗(ぐり)の香(かお)りがする。
I can smell roasted chestnuts.

栗(くり) refers to chestnuts and chestnut trees.

Common expressions:

  • 栗(くり)ご飯(はん) (chestnut rice)
  • 栗(くり)拾(ひろ)い (chestnut gathering)
  • 焼(や)き栗(ぐり) (roasted chestnuts)
  • 甘栗(あまぐり) (sweet roasted chestnuts)
  • 栗(くり)きんとん (sweetened chestnut paste)
  • 栗(くり)色(いろ) (chestnut brown color)
  • 毬栗(いがぐり) (chestnut in its spiny husk; also describes spiky hair)

Counter: 個(こ)

Cultural note:
Chestnuts are an important autumn ingredient in Japan. 栗(くり)ご飯(はん) and 栗(くり)きんとん (often served at New Year's) are seasonal favorites. 栗(くり)きんとん from Nakatsugawa in Gifu is particularly famous. 甘栗(あまぐり) (Tianjin chestnuts) roasted and sold by street vendors are a popular snack.

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