What does kanji 栗 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 栗 is chestnut.

How is kanji 栗 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 栗 are くり, おのの.く; the onyomi readings are リツ, リ.

What is the main radical of kanji 栗?

The main radical for kanji 栗 is 木.

What words use kanji 栗?

Example words that use kanji 栗 include 栗, リス亜目, 栗きんとん, 栗ご飯.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

栗

Meaning

Kanji 栗

chestnut

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くりおのの.く
Onyomi 音読み: リツリ
Nanori 名乗り: くるりっ

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1550
Strokes: 10
Radical: 木
Components: 木 • 西
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 63 entries that include this kanji.

栗

くり

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

リス亜目

リスあもく

Sciuromorpha (suborder of rodents)

栗きんとん

くりきんとん

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

栗ご飯

くりごはん

chestnut rice

栗ぜんざい

くりぜんざい

sweet made with soft beans (e.g. adzuki) and chestnuts

栗鴫象虫

くりしぎぞうむし

chestnut weevil (Curculio dentipes)

栗色

くりいろ

chestnut-color

栗色小鴨

くりいろこがも

Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica)

栗石

くりいし

chestnut-sized pebble

栗鼠

りす

Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

栗鼠猿

りすざる

squirrel monkey (esp. the common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus)

栗鼠擬

りすもどき

tree shrew

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

秋になると栗がおいしくなる。

Chestnuts become tastier in autumn.

栗をゆでて食べた。

I ate boiled chestnuts.

この山には栗の木が多い。

There are many chestnut trees on this mountain.

母は栗ご飯を作ってくれた。

My mother made chestnut rice for me.

庭の栗が今年も実った。

The chestnut tree in the yard bore fruit again this year.