茄

eggplant

8 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• カ (on reading): 蕃茄 (ばんか) tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
• Read as a whole word: 茄子 (なす) eggplant (Solanum melongena); 麻婆茄子 (マーボーなす) mabo nasu; 唐茄子 (とうなす) squash

Components

• 艹
• 加
• 力 radical power
• 口 radical mouth
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸

Words using 茄

• 茄子 (なす) eggplant (Solanum melongena)
• 麻婆茄子 (マーボーなす) mabo nasu
• 唐茄子 (とうなす) squash
• 赤茄子 (あかなす) Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium)
• 瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬ (うりのつるになすびはならぬ) like begets like
• 蕃茄 (ばんか) tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

12 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists