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シナノグルミ (しなのぐるみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

シナノグルミ

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Meanings

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noun

common walnut; Persian walnut; English walnut

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree species Juglans regia and its nuts. In botanical and everyday contexts, the katakana form シナノグルミ is standard.

シナノグルミは、日本にほんでも庭にわ木きとして植うえられることがある。
The Persian walnut is sometimes planted as a garden tree in Japan.

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This cake uses English walnuts.

Written forms

シナノグルミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name.
信濃しなの胡桃ぐるみ
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana. Rare in modern usage.

Kanji

信faith, truth, fidelity
濃concentrated, thick, dark
胡barbarian, foreign
桃peach

Similar words

胡桃くるみ
くるみ is the general Japanese word for walnut, often referring to the native Japanese walnut (Juglans ailantifolia) or walnuts in general. シナノグルミ specifically denotes the common/Persian/English walnut (Juglans regia).

Etymology

From 信濃 (Shinano, an old province name) + 胡桃 (kurumi, 'walnut'), literally 'Shinano walnut'. The exact reason for the geographic reference is uncertain; it may reflect historical introduction or cultivation in that region.