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).
あの栗毛の馬はとても美しい。
That chestnut horse is very beautiful.
彼
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.