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How do you read 胡桃 in Japanese?
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A nut with a hard shell and a wrinkled edible kernel, often used in bread and baked treats. Think of a three-hiragana reading.
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kanji with 古 beside 月
tree radical next to 兆
nut name with 古 月 and 桃
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胡 belongs to 肉 and 桃 to 木. The right side of 胡 looks like 月, but is classified as the flesh radical: appearance and radical classification can differ.
胡9 strokes / radical: 肉 (flesh)
桃10 strokes / radical: 木 (tree)
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The answer is
くるみ
kurumi
胡桃
Understand the meaning
English translationWalnut
A walnut tree or its nut. The edible kernel is enclosed in a hard shell. This quiz uses the everyday name of the nut found in bread and pastries.
See it in a sentence
刻んだ胡桃を生地に混ぜて、香ばしいパンを焼いた。I mixed chopped walnuts into the dough and baked a fragrant loaf.
A way to remember
For the everyday food name, remember kurumi. Despite 桃, this is not a peach. Dictionaries also record the on-reading kotō.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 胡桃
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Using 胡桃
胡桃を割る and 胡桃を刻む describe different actions. In a recipe, check whether the writer is handling the shell or the edible kernel.
例：祖母は胡桃を細かく刻み、焼き上がった菓子に散らした。
Grandmother chopped the walnuts finely and sprinkled them over the baked sweets.
Reading and meaning in context
胡桃 can name the tree or its fruit. 胡桃を植える and 胡桃を食べる use the same spelling while focusing on different things.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 胡桃
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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