EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

    Usually written using kana alone

    瓜のつるに茄子はならぬ。
    You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.

Also written 茄【なす】

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Characters in this word

2
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eggplant

On
Strokes
8
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Radical
grass

Built from

Used in names as

なす

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.19The Kanji Dictionary
4446.0Four corner code
8304Unicode hex code
1-18-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3914Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4995New Nelson (John Haig)
2787Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1930Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2372Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2456Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
30835XMorohashi
2213Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
qie2, jia1Pinyin reading
gaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
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child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
-こ
On
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

ねっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level