noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers specifically to the reddish-brown coat color of a horse, often with a matching or lighter mane and tail. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun (e.g., 栗毛の馬).
That chestnut horse is very beautiful.
彼は栗毛の競走馬を育てている。
He raises chestnut racehorses.
dark chestnut (horse coat color)
light chestnut (horse coat color)
red chestnut (horse coat color)
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking
black chestnut (horse coat color)
sorrel (horse coat color)
Compound of 栗 (kuri, 'chestnut') and 毛 (ke, 'hair/fur'), with rendaku voicing of 毛 to げ. The term directly describes the chestnut-like reddish-brown color of the horse's coat.