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N1 Noun

団栗(どんぐり)acorn

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    1. Noun

      1.

      acorn

      Usually written using kana alone

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    ドングリ団栗 【どんぐり】橡 【どんぐり】

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      リスがどんぐり()べています。

      The squirrel is eating an acorn. {acorn}

      • N1

      ドングリはクヌギやコナラなどの()である。

      An acorn is the fruit of trees such as oak and Konara. {acorn}

      • N1

      団栗(どんぐり)球形(きゅうけい)卵形(らんけい)(かた)く、(した)(ほう)殻斗(かくと)(つつ)んでいる。

      Acorns are hard and can be spherical or egg-shaped, with the lower part enclosed by a cupule. {acorn}

      • N1

      どんぐり(ひろ)うのに夢中(むちゅう)になっていたらすっかり(くら)くなっていた。

      I was so engrossed in picking up acorns that it had completely gotten dark. {acorn}

      • N1

      (ふる)くから、団栗(どんぐり)飢饉(ききん)(とき)になると(しぶ)()いて食料(しょくりょう)とされてきました。

      Since ancient times, acorns have been used as food by removing the bitterness during times of famine. {acorn}

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