くり

See also: ぐり, くりくり, and くる

Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of くり – see the following entries.
【栗】J
[noun] Japanese chestnut, Castanea crenata
[noun] Short for 栗色 (kuri-iro): chestnut brown
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
クリ
【刳り】
[noun] a hollow, something that is cut or gouged (out)
[noun] scooping, hollowing
【庫裏】
[noun] living quarters of a Buddhist temple
[noun] the kitchen of a Zen monastery
Alternative spelling
庫裡
【九里】
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] Guri (a city in South Korea)
【久利】
[proper noun] a female or male given name
[proper noun] a surname
【久里】
[proper noun] A village in Saga, Japan
[proper noun] a surname
【庫理】
[proper noun] A district of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
(This term, くり, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as くり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as くり.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 厨, 公里.)

Okinawan
Alternative spellings
くれー (topicalized)
之
是り
此り

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese これ (kore, “this”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuɾi/

Pronoun

くり (kuri) 

  1. this

References
  • “くり【之・是り・此り】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
  • “クリ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
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