Meanings
Eggplant
Radicals
Decomposition
βΏ±θΉε
Etymology
Pictophonetic: plant
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
No common kun'yomi readings
Words Using This Kanji
13 words totaleggplant (Solanum melongena)
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)
Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium)
small eggplant
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw
autumn eggplant
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)
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum)
dusky purple
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
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)
mabo nasu