Meaning of 栗 in Japanese
Definition of 栗
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(n) Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
栗は少なくとも１５分は茹でなくてはいけない。
Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.
Words related to 栗
- (n) rubble; broken stone
- (n) crushed rock; macadam
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(n) squirrel (excluding flying squirrels)
リスは枝の中に隠れた。
A squirrel hid among the branches. - Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
- (n) acorn
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(exp) having no outstanding characteristics; to all seem about the same; bragging competition ("pissing contest") concerning matters of little importance; height comparison among acorns
こういう流れになると結局、どんぐりの背比べになる。
Once things start going this way, in the end they'll all be much of a muchness.
- (n) potato starch
- starch of dogtooth violet
- (n) cobblestone
