Word Meaning 瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ
うりのつるになすびはならぬ
uri no tsuru ni nasubihanaranu
瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ is read as うりのつるになすびはならぬ (uri no tsuru ni nasubihanaranu) and means like begets like.
Meaning
English
- like begets like
- the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
- eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
Reading
Kana
うりのつるになすびはならぬ
Romaji
uri no tsuru ni nasubihanaranu
Writing Variants
- 瓜の蔓に茄子は生らぬ うりのつるになすびはならぬ uri no tsuru ni nasubi ha naranu
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12一富士二鷹三茄子
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)
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)