JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 茄: "eggplant"
The kanji 茄 means "eggplant". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | eggplant |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | outside the 2,501 most frequent |
Common words with 茄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 茄子eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
- 麻婆茄子mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce
- 赤茄子Chinese scarlet eggplant (Solanum integrifolium); tomato-fruit eggplant · tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
- 唐茄子squash; pumpkin
- 茄子紺dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
- 秋茄子autumn eggplant; eggplant picked in the autumn
- 一富士二鷹三茄子best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
- 水茄子var. of eggplant (Solanum melongena) which can be eaten raw · pickled (in rice bran or vinegar) (whole) eggplant
- 賀茂茄子Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
- 小茄子small eggplant · Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
- 浜茄子rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose
- 秋茄子は嫁に食わすなdon't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
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