also: なすび
noun
eggplant; aubergine
Refers to the vegetable Solanum melongena. Commonly used in cooking and everyday contexts.
今夜はナスを焼いて食べよう。
Let's grill some eggplant tonight.
このナスはとても新鮮だ。
This eggplant is very fresh.
Kanji spelling; recognized but less common than kana in modern writing.
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.
The origin is uncertain; the word is native Japanese. The kanji 茄子 are Chinese-derived and conventionally associated with the vegetable.