かちぐり

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
勝栗
勝ち栗
搗栗 (uncommon)
搗ち栗 (uncommon)

Etymology

From 搗(か)ち (kachi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 搗(か)つ (katsu).”) + 栗(くり) (kuri). The kuri changes to guri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

かちぐり • (kachiguri) ←かちぐり (katiguri)?

  1. dried chestnut

Usage notes

  • Associated with the New Year.
  • Also associated with victory in war via punning on 勝(か)ち (kachi, “victory”).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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