horse chestnut, (kokuji)
On'yomi (音読み)
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Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とち
About this kanji
The kanji 栃, pronounced as とち (tochi), primarily refers to the horse chestnut tree. It is a unique character used in Japanese, known as a kokuji, meaning it was created in Japan. This kanji often appears in various compounds, such as 栃木 (とちぎ, Tochigi), which is a city and prefecture in Japan, and 栃餅 (とちもち, tochi mochi), a cake made from horse chestnuts. Another example is 栃麺 (とちめん, tochi men), a type of noodle made using horse chestnut flour. A fun fact is that Tochigi is famous for its horse chestnuts, highlighting the cultural significance of this kanji.
Example sentences
栃の木の実は美味しい。
The nuts from the zelkova tree are delicious.
Meanings across languages
- English
- horse chestnut, (kokuji)
- Tiếng Việt
- hạt dẻ ngựa, (kokuji)
- 日本語
- トチ, 国字
- 한국어
- 호두, (국지)
- 中文
- 栃木, （国字）
- id
- kastanye kuda
- th
- เกาลัด
- es
- castaña de indias
- fr
- marronier
- de
- Rosskastanie
- pt
- castanha-da-índia
Common compounds
- 栃若とちわかTochinishiki and Wakanohana I (dominant 1950s yokozuna)
- 栃麺とちめんnoodles made from regular flour and horse chestnut flour
- 栃餅とちもちcake made from pounded horse chestnuts and mochi rice
- 栃木とちぎTochigi (city, prefecture)
- 栃木県とちぎけんTochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)
- 栃栗毛とちくりげdark chestnut (horse coat color)
- 栃麺棒とちめんぼうrolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles, hurry, haste
- 栃の実とちのみchestnut
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