茄子

Chinese

eggplant
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (茄子)
simp. #(茄子)
alternative forms 茄則茄则 (-tseq) Northern Wu

Etymology

Pronunciation


Noun

茄子

  1. eggplant; aubergine (Classifier: m;  m c;  m c;  m c)
  2. (Qiaogang Cô Tô Cantonese) tomato

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 謝謝茄子 / 谢谢茄子

Interjection

茄子

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, when taking a photograph) cheese!

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
なす
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spelling

/nasubi/*/nasubʉ/*/nasumɨ//nasumʉ//nasuː//nasu/

First attested in the late 1400s, originally a nyōbō kotoba term.

Shift from nasubi below.

Pronunciation

Noun

茄子(なす) or 茄子(ナス) • (nasu

  1. Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
  2. a 茶入れ (chaire, tea container) in the shape of an eggplant
Derived terms
  • 茄子科(ナスか) (nasu-ka)
  • 茄子紺(なすこん) (nasukon)
  • 茄子(なす)(なえ) (nasunae)
  • 茄子(なす)(しぎ)() (nasu no shigiyaki)
  • (あき)茄子(なす) (akinasu)
  • (イガ)茄子(ナス) (Iga nasu)
  • 賀茂茄子(かもなす) (Kamo nasu)
  • (げん)白茄子(ぱくなす) (genpaku nasu)
  • (しろ)茄子(なす) (shironasu)
  • 千成(せんなり)茄子(なす) (Sennari nasu)
  • 唐茄子(とうなす) (tōnasu)
  • (なが)茄子(なす) (naganasu)
  • (ハマ)(ナス) (hamanasu)
  • (ベイ)茄子(ナス) (beinasu)
  • ()茄子(なす) (bokenasu)
  • 民田(みんでん)茄子(なす) (minden nasu)

Proper noun

茄子(なす) • (Nasu

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なすび
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
jukujikun

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Various theories exist regarding the ultimate derivation:

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 茄子 (qiézi).

Pronunciation

Noun

茄子(なすび) or 茄子(ナスビ) • (nasubi

  1. (archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
  2. (archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, tea container) in the shape of an eggplant
  3. (figurative) poverty, destitution
    from the inexpensiveness of eggplants even the impoverished can eat
  4. a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves
Derived terms
  • 茄子(なすび)() (nasubi-uri)
  • 茄子(なすび)鉄漿(がね) (nasubi-gane)
  • 茄子(なすび)(ぐすり) (nasubi-gusuri)
  • 茄子(なすび)(でん)(がく) (nasubi no dengaku)
  • 茄子(なすび)(なえ) (nasubinae)
  • 珊瑚樹茄子(さんごじゅなす) (sangoju nasu)
  • 茄子(なすび)() (nasubiba)
  • (あか)()茄子(なすび) (akako nasubi)
  • (あき)茄子(なすび) (akinasubi)
  • あたじけ茄子(なすび) (atajike nasubi)
  • (イガ)茄子(ナスビ) (Iga nasubi)
  • (エグ)茄子(ナスビ) (egu nasubi)
  • ()(ちが)茄子(なすび) (kichigai nasubi)
  • 木毟(きみしり)茄子(なすび) (kimishiri nasubi)
  • (くさ)茄子(なすび) (kusanasubi)
  • ()茄子(ナスビ) (konasubi)
  • (サワ)茄子(ナスビ) (sawa nasubi)
  • (しろ)茄子(なすび) (shironasubi)
  • (たね)茄子(なすび) (tane nasubi)
  • (テン)(ジク)茄子(ナスビ) (Tenjiku nasubi)
  • (なが)茄子(なすび) (naganasubi)
  • (ひと)(くち)茄子(なすび) (hitokuchi nasubi)
  • (みず)茄子(なすび) (mizu nasubi)
  • (ヤマ)茄子(ナスビ) (yama nasubi)
  • (ワル)茄子(ナスビ) (warunasubi)
Proverbs
  • (うり)(つる)茄子(なすび)はならぬ (uri no tsuru ni nasubi wa naranu)
  • (いち)富士(ふじ)()(たか)(さん)茄子(なすび) (ichi fuji ni taka san nasubi)
  • (おや)意見(いけん)茄子(なすび)(はな)(せん)(ひと)つも無駄(むだ)はない (oya no iken to nasubi no hana wa sen ni hitotsu mo muda wa nai)

Proper noun

茄子(なすび) • (Nasubi

  1. a placename

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN