栗毛

Japanese
Kanji in this term
栗 毛
くり
Jinmeiyō		 け > げ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 栗(くり) (kuri) + 毛(け) (ke). The ke reading for 毛 changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

栗(くり)毛(げ) • (kurige) 

  1. chestnut color, often applied to a horse's coat

Derived terms
  • 栗(くり)毛(け)虫(むし) (kurikemushi)
  • 栗(くり)毛(げ)駁(ぶち) (kurigebuchi)
  • 膝(ひざ)栗(くり)毛(げ) (hizakurige)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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