Words — 21 found
なす
茄子
1. eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergineUsually written using kana alone
2. Nasubi
茄子 【なすび】、茄 【なす】、茄 【なすび】、ナス、ナスビ
あきなす
秋茄子
1. autumn eggplant; eggplant picked in the autumn
秋ナス 【あきなす】、秋なす 【あきなす】、秋茄子 【あきなすび】
かもなす
賀茂茄子
1. Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
賀茂なす 【かもなす】、加茂なす 【かもなす】、賀茂ナス 【かもなす】、加茂ナス 【かもなす】、加茂茄 【かもなす】、カモナス
加茂茄: Rarely-used kanji form.
こなすび
小茄子
2. Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)Usually written using kana alone
や
焼きナス
1. grilled eggplant; fried eggplantFood, cooking
焼ナス 【やきナス】、焼き茄子 【やきなす】、焼きなす 【やきなす】、焼茄子 【やきなす】、焼なす 【やきなす】
みずなす
水茄子
1. var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw
2. pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
水なす 【みずなす】
や
はさみ焼き
1. grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)Food, cooking
挟み焼き 【はさみやき】
1. scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); giloFrom Portuguese “jiló”
マーボーなす
麻婆茄子
1. mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauceFood, cooking
マーボー茄子 【マーボーなす】、麻婆ナス 【マーボーなす】、マーボーナス
あきなすよめく
秋茄子は嫁に食わすな
1. 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)Proverb
いちふじにたかさんなすび
一富士二鷹三茄子
1. 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)Proverb
おやいけんなすびはなせんひとむだ
親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない
1. always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vainProverb
ぼなす
惚け茄子
1. slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwitDerogatory, Usually written using kana alone
2. faded, dull-colored eggplantorig. meaning
ボケナス
うりつるなすび
瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ
1. like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vinesProverb
瓜の蔓に茄子は生らぬ 【うりのつるになすびはならぬ】