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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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    団栗 【どんぐり】橡 【どんぐり】ドングリ

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      リスがどんぐり()べています。

      The squirrel is eating an 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 kunugi and konara (types of Japanese oak).

      • 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, round or egg-shaped nuts with their lower part wrapped in a cup-like structure called a cupule.

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      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 got so caught up picking acorns that it had gotten completely dark.

      • 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 emergency food during famines, with their bitterness removed before eating.

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