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    3. 茄

    茄

    茄カ

    eggplant

    NTN1Food & DiningKanji8 strokes

    On'yomi

    カ

    Nanori

    なかなす

    eggplant

    艹加

    艹
    力
    口

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    苛迦苦若苔苫苟茹加苛迦苦若苔苫珈苟茹苒苺苹苜

    Alternative forms of this concept

    䒑
    艸

    Concepts using this kanji

    茄子

    eggplant (Solanum melongena)

    小茄子

    small eggplant

    水茄子

    var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw

    秋茄子

    autumn eggplant

    浜茄子

    rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)

    赤茄子

    Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium)

    悪茄子

    Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

    角茄子

    nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

    賀茂茄子

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

    一富士二鷹三茄子

    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)

    唐茄子

    squash

    秋茄子は嫁に食わすな

    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)

    茄子紺

    dusky purple

    金糸雀茄子

    nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

    狐茄子

    nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)

    親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない

    always listen to your parents

    惚け茄子

    slow-witted person

    瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ

    like begets like

    麻婆茄子

    mabo nasu

    蕃茄

    tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 力
    • 口
    • 艹

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    • 茄子
    • 唐茄子
    • 浜茄子
    • 赤茄子
    • 瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ
    • 惚け茄子
    • 小茄子
    • 悪茄子
    • 水茄子
    • 蕃茄
    • 角茄子
    • 狐茄子
    • 金糸雀茄子
    • 秋茄子
    • 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな
    • 親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない
    • 茄子紺
    • 賀茂茄子
    • 一富士二鷹三茄子
    • 麻婆茄子

    Similar concepts

    • 苛
    • 迦
    • 苦
    • 若
    • 苔
    • 苫
    • 苟
    • 茹
    • 加
    • 珈
    • 苒
    • 苺
    • 苹
    • 苜

    Variants

    • 䒑
    • 艸

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