Keyword
eggplant
Info
FrequencyTop 3100-3200
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2456
Readings
な
(94%)
なす
(2%)
Composed of
blades of grass
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Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
squash; pumpkin
autumn eggplant; eggplant picked in the autumn
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw; pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
globe eggplant; American eggplant
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
long, slender eggplant
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce
like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
Solanum (nightshade genus of plants)
thorn apple (Datura stramonium); jimsonweed; datura
thorn apple (Datura stramonium); jimsonweed; datura
thorn apple (Datura stramonium); jimsonweed; datura
like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; (lit.) not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Examples (2 in total)
My favorite vegetable is eggplant.
The eggplant is a vegetable.