栗
栗·chestnut
- On-yomi
- リツ
- Kun-yomi
- くり
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栗 | くり | chestnut |
| 栗色 | くりいろ | chestnut brown |
| 栗ご飯 | くりごはん | rice cooked with chestnuts |
| 甘栗 | あまぐり | sweet roasted chestnuts |
Example sentences
山で栗をたくさん拾った。
やまでくりをたくさんひろった。
We gathered a lot of chestnuts in the mountains.
秋になると母は栗ご飯を作る。
あきになるとははくりごはんをつくる。
When autumn comes my mother makes chestnut rice.
彼女の髪は栗色だ。
かのじょのかみはくりいろだ。
Her hair is chestnut brown.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 栗粟粟 (あわ, millet) has 米 rice underneath where 栗 has the tree 木.
Common mistakes
- Writing 粟 (millet) for 栗 (chestnut)
- 甘栗 voices to あまぐり
Memory aid
Picture it
A tree 木 topped by a spiky case — the nut sitting inside its prickly burr.
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