also: なすび
eggplant; aubergine
Refers to the vegetable Solanum melongena. Commonly used in cooking and everyday contexts.
Let's grill some eggplant tonight.
This eggplant is very fresh.
In summer, I like to grill eggplant and eat it.
I stir-fried the eggplant and seasoned it with miso.
I love the pickled eggplant my grandmother makes.
If you simmer eggplant in dashi broth, it becomes soft.
autumn eggplant
dark purple; eggplant color
nipplefruit; apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Chinese scarlet eggplant; tomato-fruit eggplant · tomato
dimwit; halfwit; slow-witted person · faded, dull-colored eggplant
mapo eggplant; fried eggplant with Sichuan-style chili sauce
nipplefruit; apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Older reading, now mostly dialectal or used in traditional contexts.
Katakana form of the older reading; rarely used.
Abbreviated kanji; very uncommon.