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クヌギ (くぬぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クヌギ

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ぬ

ぎ

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Meanings

1

noun

sawtooth oak

usually written using kana alone

A deciduous oak native to East Asia, known for its serrated leaves and acorns used in traditional food and crafts.

クヌギのドングリは、縄じょう文もん時じ代だいから食たべられていた。
Sawtooth oak acorns have been eaten since the Jomon period.
この森もりにはクヌギやコナラが多おおく生はえている。
Many sawtooth oaks and konara oaks grow in this forest.

Written forms

クヌギUsage62%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this tree name; usually written in kana.
櫟Usage17%

くぬぎ
Rare kanji form; also read くのぎ.
くのぎ

椚くぬぎUsage12%

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

くぬぎUsage9%

Hiragana spelling, also common.

橡くぬぎ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

櫪くぬぎ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

椢くぬぎ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

槶くぬぎ

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

くのぎ

Kanji

櫟oak for charcoal
椚oak used for charcoal, (kokuji)
槶
橡horse chestnut
櫪manger, fodder trough, horse barn
椢bottom, box, type of oak tree

Similar words

コナラ
Another common Japanese oak; leaves are more rounded and acorns are smaller than those of クヌギ.
ドングリ
Acorn in general; クヌギ produces one type of acorn.

Etymology

The origin of the word クヌギ is uncertain. It may be related to くに (country) or くぬ (to pile up), but these are speculative.