Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Related words 鹿か 毛げ 鹿毛 refers to a bay coat color (brown body with black points), while 栗毛 is chestnut (reddish-brown with no black points).
青あお 毛げ 青毛 is a black coat color, distinct from the reddish-brown of 栗毛 .
Word family 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)
Etymology 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.
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