茄 — kanji meaning “eggplant”
茄
eggplant
- Meanings
- eggplant
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- な、か、なす
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- qié, jiā — Chinese character page
Words with 茄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茄子 | なす nasu | eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine |
| 唐茄子 | とうなす tounasu | squash; pumpkin |
| 浜茄子 | はまなす hamanasu | rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose |
| 赤茄子 | あかなす akanasu | Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant |
| 惚け茄子 | ぼけなす bokenasu | slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit |
| 小茄子 | こなすび konasubi | small eggplant |
| 悪茄子 | わるなすび warunasubi | Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) |
| 水茄子 | みずなす mizunasu | var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw |
| 蕃茄 | ばんか banka | tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) |
| 角茄子 | つのなす tsunonasu | nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit |
| 狐茄子 | きつねなす kitsunenasu | nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit |
| 秋茄子 | あきなす akinasu | autumn eggplant; eggplant picked in the autumn |
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