Vocab Info

Unclassified Noun

小茄子(こなす)small eggplant, Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        small eggplant

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      2. 2.

        Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    小茄子 【こなすび】

    Details

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 75,100

    Examples

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    • ぜひ、とれたての小茄子(こなす)()べにきてください。

      Please come and eat our freshly picked small eggplant.

    • (エー):「小茄子(こなすび)ってどんな野草(やそう)?」(ビー):「インターネットで調(しら)べたら()かるよ。」

      A: 'What kind of plant is "Japanese yellow loosestrife"?' B: 'Look it up on the internet, and you'll see.'

    • (はたけ)(そだ)てていた小茄子(こなす)()を、()間違(まちが)えて()ってしまった。

      I mistook the leaves of the small eggplant I was growing in the field for flesh, and cut it by mistake.

    • 明日(あした)(もり)小茄子(こなすび)(さが)しに()こうと(おも)っています。一緒(いっしょ)()きたい(ひと)はいますか?

      Tomorrow, I'm planning to go to the forest to look at Japanese yellow loosestrife. Does anyone want to come with me?

    • 小茄子(こなすび)は、(なつ)黄色(きいろ)()(べん)(はな)()かせるらしい。

      The Japanese yellow loosestrife is a perennial plant that sprouts five yellow blossoms in the summer.

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