Word Meaning 蕃茄

Listen to 茄子

茄子

なす

eggplant (Solanum melongena)

Listen to 小茄子

小茄子

こなすび

Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)

Listen to 水茄子

水茄子

みずなす

pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant

Listen to 悪茄子

悪茄子

わるなすび

Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

Listen to 赤茄子

赤茄子

あかなす

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Listen to 秋茄子

秋茄子

あきなす

autumn eggplant

Listen to 浜茄子

浜茄子

はまなす

rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)

Listen to 親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない

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

Listen to 一富士二鷹三茄子

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)

Listen to 角茄子

角茄子

つのなす

nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

Listen to 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな

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)

Listen to 賀茂茄子

賀茂茄子

かもなす

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