What does kanji 茄 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 茄 is eggplant.

How is kanji 茄 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 茄 are カ.

What is the main radical of kanji 茄?

The main radical for kanji 茄 is 艸.

What words use kanji 茄?

Example words that use kanji 茄 include 茄子, ナス科, ナス属, 茄子紺.

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茄

Meaning

Kanji 茄

eggplant

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: カ
Nanori 名乗り: なかなす

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 8
Radical: 艸
Components: 力 • 口 • 艾
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 架 • 伽 • 加 • 袈 • 迦 • 咖 • 㚙

Related vocabulary

18 common entries

Showing 18 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

茄子

なす

eggplant (Solanum melongena)

ナス科

ナスか

Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)

ナス属

ナスぞく

Solanum (nightshade genus of plants)

茄子紺

なすこん

dusky purple

賀茂茄子

かもなす

Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)

蕃茄

ばんか

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

悪茄子

わるなすび

Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

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

角茄子

つのなす

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

金糸雀茄子

かなりあなす

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

狐茄子

きつねなす

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

茄子は焼いてもおいしい。

eggplant is also delicious when grilled.

母は畑で茄子を育てている。

my mother grows eggplants in the garden.

今夜は茄子のみそ汁を作る。

tonight i'll make miso soup with eggplant.

この茄子は少し大きすぎる。

this eggplant is a little too big.

茄子を細かく切ってください。

please cut the eggplant into small pieces.