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橡: horse chestnut

horse chestnut; sawtooth oak
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Readings

On
ショウ・ゾウ
Kun
とち・くぬぎ

Usually read とち (horse chestnut), also くぬぎ (sawtooth oak) and, in old texts, つるばみ (acorn). 栃 is the common form of とち.

Key words

橡の木とちのきhorse chestnut tree
橡の実とちのみhorse chestnut
橡くぬぎsawtooth oak
橡つるばみacorn; dark gray
橡麺とちめんhorse chestnut noodles

Example sentences

Under the horse chestnut tree in the park, I picked up several big nuts.

In the mountain village, rice cakes made with horse chestnuts have been made since long ago.

There are many sawtooth oaks in the woodland, and big acorns fall in autumn.

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