小茄子こなすび

noun

small eggplant

Refers to a small variety of eggplant, or simply a small eggplant. The kanji 小茄子 literally means 'small eggplant'.

See also: ナス

• 小茄子こなすびは普ふ通つうの茄子なすより皮かわが柔やわらかい。

  Small eggplants have softer skin than regular eggplants.

noun

Japanese yellow loosestrife; Lysimachia japonica

A small perennial plant with yellow flowers. Usually written in kana. The kanji 小茄子 is also used, but less common.

• こなすびは道みち端ばたでよく見みかける黄き色いろい花はなです。

  Japanese yellow loosestrife is a yellow flower often seen on roadsides.