The Japanese word for eggplant is
茄子
なす - nasu
Japanese Definition
| eggplant | |
| 1. 別表記. egg-plant | |
| 2. 名詞. （主に米）茄子 |
Translations for eggplant and their definitions
| 茄子 | |
| 1. n. Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine | |
| 2. n. a 茶入れ in the shape of an eggplant | |
| 3. n. (figurative) poverty, destitution | |
| from the inexpensiveness of eggplants even the impoverished can eat | |
| 4. n. a 家紋 with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves |
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