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：2026/01/08
茄子
Hiragana
なす / なすび
Noun
archaic
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
ナス科の一年生または多年生植物で、紫色の実をつけ、野菜として食用にされるもの。 / 茶道で用いられる、茄子の形をした茶入れ。 / （比喩的）貧しさや困窮の状態を表す語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
やさいのなすのこと。なすの形のおちゃのいれものや、まずしさをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
茄科植物茄子（蔬菜） / 形似茄子的茶入（茶道用具，古义） / 比喻贫困、穷困
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
茄子（茄科植物） / 茄子形的茶入（茶道用茶容器） / 比喻貧窮、窮困
Korean Meaning
(옛) 가지 / (옛) 가지 모양의 다입 / (비유) 궁핍
Indonesian
terung (arkais) / wadah teh berbentuk terung (arkais) / kemiskinan (kiasan)
Vietnamese Meaning
cà tím / hũ đựng trà hình quả cà tím / nghèo túng, bần cùng
Tagalog Meaning
talong (ark.) / sisidlan ng tsaa na hugis talong (ark.) / kahirapan (patalinghaga)
Sense（1）
(archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
Sense（2）
(archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant
Sense（3）
(figuratively) poverty, destitution
Sense（4）
a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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(archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine / (archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant / (figuratively) poverty, destitution
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茄子
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This eggplant has been eaten since ancient times.
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この茄子は古代から食べられていました。
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