Keyword
eggplant
Info
FrequencyTop 3000-3100
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2456
Readings
(90%)
なす
(8%)
Composed of
blades of grass
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Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant; tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
squash; pumpkin
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn
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 of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
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)
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena); round variety of eggplant famously grown in Kyoto
long, slender eggplant
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose
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
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
Solanum (nightshade genus of plants)
like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
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; apple of Sodom (Solanum mammosum); 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.