栗
栗: chestnut
chestnut
10 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here
Readings
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リツ・リ
Kunくり・おののく
Read くり in nearly every word; 栗鼠 (squirrel) is read りす and is usually written in katakana.
Key words
栗くりchestnut
栗色くりいろchestnut brown
甘栗あまぐりroasted sweet chestnuts
栗鼠りすsquirrel
Example sentences
秋になると、祖母は庭の栗を拾ってゆでてくれる。
In autumn, my grandmother picks chestnuts from the garden and boils them for us.
駅前の甘栗屋から、いい匂いがしてきた。
A good smell drifted over from the roasted chestnut shop in front of the station.
公園の木の上で、栗鼠がどんぐりをかじっていた。
A squirrel was gnawing an acorn up in a tree in the park.