茄子（なす）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: eggplant
Example sentences
- 茄子を焼いて、しょうゆで食べる。 — Grill the eggplant and eat it with soy sauce.
- 夏は茄子がおいしい季節だ。 — Summer is the season when eggplant is delicious.
Idioms & proverbs containing “茄子”
- 一富士二鷹三茄子 (いちふじにたかさんなすび) — 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)
- 瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ (うりのつるになすびはならぬ) — like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
- 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな (あきなすはよめにくわすな) — 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)
- 親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない (おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない) — 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 vain
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “茄子” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)