かちぐり
Japanese
Alternative spellings |
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勝栗 勝ち栗 搗栗 (uncommon) 搗ち栗 (uncommon) |
Etymology
From 搗ち (kachi, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 搗つ (katsu).”) + 栗 (kuri). The kuri changes to guri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かちぐり [kàchíꜜgùrì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ka̠t͡ɕiɡɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]
Noun
かちぐり • (kachiguri) ←かちぐり (katiguri)?
- dried chestnut
Usage notes
- Associated with the New Year.
- Also associated with victory in war via punning on 勝ち (kachi, “victory”).
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN