なすび

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of なすび – see the following entry.

【茄子】 [noun] (archaic) Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine [noun] (archaic) a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant [noun] (figurative) poverty, destitution [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves [proper noun] a placename Alternative spelling ナスビ

(This term, なすび, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)