胡桃 (Kurumi)

Kurumi (walnut)

  • くるみ
  • Kurumi
  • Pitch 0, 3
  • grains and seeds

Meaning

胡桃 (くるみ, Kurumi) is Kurumi (walnut) — a Japanese food (grains and seeds).

What is Kurumi (walnut)?

Kurumi ( Juglandaceae spp) are walnuts, but the name is also used for the tree. There is a walnut species native to Japan, onigurumi , which produces harder shells and a heart-shaped nut. The "heartnut" is a cultivar of Japanese walnut distinguished by its fruit, which is heart-shaped in cross section, very hard to crack, and able to yield an unbroken nut meat when cracked. It is a sweet nut without a bitter aftertaste often intrinsic with black and Persian walnuts.