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A5 Noun

栗(くり)Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    栗 【くり】、クリ

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      • り

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    • 山(やま)の中(なか)で栗(くり)を採取(さいしゅ)する。

      Collect chestnuts in the mountains.

    • 栗(くり)の種子(しゅし)は食用(しょくよう)で使(つか)われます。

      The seeds of chestnuts are used for food.

    • 秋(あき)は栗(くり)の入(はい)ったご飯(はん)が美味(おい)しいです。

      In autumn, rice with chestnuts is delicious.

    • 栗(くり)の果実(かじつ)は秋(あき)に熟(じゅく)するため、栗(くり)は秋(あき)によく食(た)べられます。

      The fruit of the chestnut ripens in autumn, so chestnuts are often eaten in autumn.

    • 栗(くり)は山野(さんや)に自生(じせい)し、果樹(かじゅ)としても栽培(さいばい)されるブナ科(か)の落葉高木(らくようこうぼく)である。

      The chestnut is a deciduous tall tree of the beech family that grows naturally in the wild and is also cultivated as a fruit tree.

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