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walnut
The nut of the walnut tree, or the tree itself. Walnuts are commonly used in Japanese cooking and baking, and are a traditional ingredient in dishes like くるみ餅 and various sweets.
胡桃を砕いてサラダに入れた。
I crushed some walnuts and put them in the salad.
この胡桃パンはとても人気がある。
This walnut bread is very popular.
庭の胡桃の木が今年もたくさん実をつけた。
The walnut tree in the garden bore a lot of fruit again this year.
KANJI NOTE:
Usually written in hiragana as くるみ in everyday contexts. The kanji 胡桃 appears in product names, menus, and written materials. The kanji 胡 means "barbarian" (referring to its origin from China/the West) and 桃 means "peach" — literally "foreign peach."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 胡桃割り: nutcracker
- 胡桃パン: walnut bread
- 胡桃餅: walnut mochi
- 胡桃の殻: walnut shell