Vocab Info
Unclassified Noun
小茄子small eggplant, Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
small eggplant
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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、とれたての小茄子を食べにきてください。
Please come and eat our freshly picked small eggplant.
A:「小茄子ってどんな野草?」B:「インターネットで調べたら分かるよ。」
A: 'What kind of plant is "Japanese yellow loosestrife"?' B: 'Look it up on the internet, and you'll see.'
畑で育てていた小茄子の葉を、実と間違えて切ってしまった。
I mistook the leaves of the small eggplant I was growing in the field for flesh, and cut it by mistake.
明日、森に小茄子を探しに行こうと思っています。一緒に行きたい人はいますか?
Tomorrow, I'm planning to go to the forest to look at Japanese yellow loosestrife. Does anyone want to come with me?
小茄子は、夏に黄色い5弁の花を咲かせるらしい。
The Japanese yellow loosestrife is a perennial plant that sprouts five yellow blossoms in the summer.
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