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くるみ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

くるみ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

walnut

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the walnut tree or its nut, especially the common walnut (Juglans regia).

くるみを割わって中なか身みを取とり出だす。
Crack open a walnut and take out the kernel.
このパンにはくるみがたくさん入はいっている。
This bread has a lot of walnuts in it.

Written forms

くるみUsage47%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 胡桃 is also used but less common.
クルミUsage35%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical or culinary contexts.
胡桃くるみUsage18%
Kanji spelling, less common than kana; may appear in literary or formal contexts.

Kanji

胡barbarian, foreign
桃peach

Etymology

The origin is uncertain; possibly related to くるむ (to wrap) due to the shell enclosing the nut, but this is speculative.