also: あきなすび
autumn eggplant
Refers to eggplants harvested in autumn, often considered especially delicious. Also appears in the proverb 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな.
秋茄子は味が濃くて美味しい。
Autumn eggplants have a rich flavor and are delicious.
祖母が秋茄子の煮浸
My grandmother made simmered autumn eggplant for me.
Standard kanji spelling. Also read あきなすび.
Alternate reading あきなすび, less common than あきなす.
Katakana spelling for the vegetable part, common in everyday writing.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 茄子 (eggplant). The reading あきなすび is an older form; あきなす is more common today.