クリ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
cobblestone
deep brown color
chestnut brown
chestnut weevil (Curculio dentipes)
Examples (3 in total)
Let's roast the chestnuts.
Ouch! A chestnut fell on my head.
Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.