なすび

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of なすび – see the following entry.
【茄子】
[noun] (archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
[noun] (archaic) a 茶(ちゃ)入(い)れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant
[noun] (figurative) poverty, destitution (from the inexpensiveness of eggplants even the impoverished can eat)
[noun] a 家(か)紋(もん) (kamon, “family crest”) with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves
[proper noun] a placename
Alternative spelling
ナスビ
(This term, なすび (nasubi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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